Greenfield Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 23 jobs in Greenfield Township, and 95 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Greenfield Township; the top destination outside it is Howard (17%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Greenfield Township
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Greenfield Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Greenfield Township to work: where people go
Where Greenfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 30% of the jobs in Greenfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 23. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Greenfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Greenfield Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenfield Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Greenfield Township
About 30% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Greenfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $75,417 |
| Wildcat Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Union Center Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wildcat Township, Union Center Township and Windsor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenfield 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 2023, 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 Greenfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenfield Township?
$75,417 (±$15,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenfield Township?
10.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenfield Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (17%, 13 mi), Moline (11%, 9 mi), Wichita (7%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.