With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Guilford Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Guilford Township itself; outside it, Neodesha draws the most (13%, 13 miles). Guilford Township has 13 jobs, against 90 working residents. Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Guilford Township on a workday
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Guilford Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
The places Guilford Township commutes to
Where Guilford Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Guilford Township makes things: 69% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Guilford Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 13. 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 Guilford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Guilford Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Guilford Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Guilford Township, by distance
About 40% 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 Guilford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Guilford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $41,250 |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cedar Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Cedar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Guilford 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 Guilford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Guilford Township?
$41,250 (±$28,815) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Guilford Township?
28.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Guilford Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Guilford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Neodesha (13%, 13 mi), Chanute (11%, 15 mi), Fredonia (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Guilford 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 Guilford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Guilford 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.