Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · Photo: Francine Weiss, for the National Sites Survey · Public domainMore than half of Greeley Township’s working residents commute to Salina
Working residents average 15 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. 218 jobs are based in Greeley Township, against 322 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greeley Township at work: what stands out
More than half of Greeley Township works in Salina
182 working residents, 57%, have their main job in Salina, 4.9 miles away across the town line. That’s 57 times as many as work in Greeley Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Greeley Township residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Greeley Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Greeley Township’s residents
Where Greeley Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How far it is to work from Greeley Township
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 15 minutes each way for Greeley Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greeley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Greeley Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 216 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Greeley Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Greeley Township makes things: 69% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greeley Township, 2014 → 2024: 147 → 218. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Greeley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Greeley Township and its neighbors: 57% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greeley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $155,750 |
| Salina | 57% | C | A | 15 min | $61,783 |
| Solomon Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Cambria Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Solomon Township, Cambria Township and Walnut Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Salina. Darker towns draw more of Greeley Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Greeley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greeley Township?
$155,750 (±$55,655) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greeley Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greeley Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greeley Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Greeley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greeley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greeley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.