Little Stranger Church and Cemetery · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0High Prairie Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Measured by household income, High Prairie Township is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. There are 155 jobs in High Prairie Township, and 860 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for High Prairie Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set High Prairie Township apart
High Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 155 jobs based in High Prairie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday High Prairie Township has about 1,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of High Prairie Township works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders High Prairie Township: Leavenworth (26%) and Lansing (5%). Next door ↓
High Prairie Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 860 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where High Prairie Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, High Prairie Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($103,229, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, High Prairie Township could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
High Prairie Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 841 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in High Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
About 27 minutes to work from High Prairie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of High Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,044 commuters (the 5% 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.
26% of working residents work in Leavenworth
Where High Prairie Township clocks in
26% of workers
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.
Making and building: 49% of jobs based in High Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in High Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 155. 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 High Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far High Prairie Township goes to work
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.
Getting around High Prairie Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, High Prairie Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,103 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of High Prairie Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of High Prairie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, High Prairie Township ranks 675th of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 40 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 47 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 673 | Hawley MN | 2,285 | $99K | 4.6% | 2.1% | 13% | A− |
| 674 | Union Township IN | 1,877 | $89K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| 675 | High Prairie Township KS | 2,135 | $103K | 8.5% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| 676 | Lyndon Township MI | 2,662 | $123K | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 677 | Marshall NY | 1,910 | $101K | 6.9% | 0.4% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of High Prairie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Next door is work for 31% of High Prairie Township
The biggest share goes to Leavenworth (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | High Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Prairie Township | – | A− | C | 27 min | $103,229 |
| Leavenworth | 26% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $72,987 |
| Kickapoo Township | under 3% | B | D− | 25 min | $87,108 |
| Delaware Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 29 min | $118,667 |
| Alexandria Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Stranger Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $97,076 |
| Lansing | 5% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $102,786 |
Same-state neighbors only. Alexandria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of High Prairie 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 High Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in High Prairie Township?
$103,229 (±$37,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in High Prairie Township?
8.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from High Prairie Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in High Prairie Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Leavenworth (26%, 7 mi), Kansas City (9%, 17 mi), Kansas City (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is High Prairie Township walkable?
High Prairie Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around High Prairie Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from High Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of High Prairie 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.