North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Highland-District 2 Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At home: 46% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. 8.7% of residents are in poverty, against 11.3% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out
Home offices are common in Highland-District 2 Township
46% of Highland-District 2 Township workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
Highland-District 2 Township and Norton trade workers both ways
Norton is the top workplace for Highland-District 2 Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Highland-District 2 Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 22 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highland-District 2 Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 46% 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.
35% of working residents work in Norton
Where Highland-District 2 Township clocks in
35% 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.
Day and night
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Highland-District 2 Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Highland-District 2 Township, 2014 → 2024: 138 → 92. 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 2024.
How far
About 25% 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.
Next door
The biggest share goes to Center-District 1 Township (15%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highland-District 2 Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland-District 2 Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $53,810 |
| Solomon-District 3 Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Center-District 1 Township | 15% | C− | — | — | $67,981 |
| Allodium Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Allison Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Indiana Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Solomon-District 3 Township, Allodium Township, Allison Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Indiana Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Highland-District 2 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Highland-District 2 Township?
$53,810 (±$13,899) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highland-District 2 Township?
8.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highland-District 2 Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 46% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highland-District 2 Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norton (35%, 12 mi), Center-District 1 Township (15%, 16 mi), Phillipsburg (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Highland-District 2 Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
More of Highland-District 2 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.