Jobs and earnings in Harlan Township, and the trip to work
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in Harlan Township; the top destination outside it is Oberlin (30%, 13 miles). Harlan Township has 10 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Harlan Township by day
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Harlan Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where Harlan Township’s working residents head each day
Where Harlan Township clocks in
30% 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.
Working from home in Harlan Township
of Harlan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Harlan Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 20% 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.
Harlan Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harlan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Sherman Township and Roosevelt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harlan 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 Harlan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Harlan Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harlan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oberlin (30%, 13 mi), Herndon (10%, 23 mi), Atwood (10%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harlan 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 Harlan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harlan 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.