Where Guittard Township earns its living
Only 4% work in Guittard Township itself; outside it, Marysville draws the most (24%, 13 miles). 20% of workers work from home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. The trip to work takes 13 minutes on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Guittard Township
On a workday 152 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 165 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Guittard Township’s working residents head each day
Where Guittard Township clocks in
24% 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.
What the 171 jobs in Guittard Township are
171 jobs are based in Guittard Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Guittard Township, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 171. 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 Guittard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Guittard Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 134 commuters (the 20% 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 Guittard Township, by distance
About 26% 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 Guittard Township
The biggest share goes to Murray Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Guittard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guittard Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $67,955 |
| Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Murray Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Township, Franklin Township, Richland Township and Murray Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Guittard 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 Guittard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Guittard Township?
$67,955 (±$35,330) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Guittard Township?
23.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Guittard Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Guittard Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (24%, 13 mi), Seneca (10%, 18 mi), Sabetha (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Guittard Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Guittard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Guittard 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.