Middle Creek Tributary Bridge · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Homewood Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Homewood Township has 17 jobs; 281 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Homewood Township for work; outside it, Ottawa is the main destination (16%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 26% of workers; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Homewood Township in brief
Homewood Township is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Homewood Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Homewood Township has about 290 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Homewood Township
26% of Homewood Township workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
Homewood Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 61 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 281 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Homewood Township
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Homewood 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Homewood Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homewood Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 commuters (the 26% 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 towns that employ Homewood Township’s residents
Where Homewood Township clocks in
16% 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 Homewood Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homewood Township, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 17. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Homewood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Homewood Township
About 23% 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.
The towns around Homewood Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homewood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homewood Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $136,447 |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Williamsburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Ohio Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood Township, Williamsburg Township, Ohio Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homewood 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 Homewood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Homewood Township?
$136,447 (±$62,648) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homewood Township?
1.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homewood Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homewood Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (16%, 9 mi), Olathe (8%, 40 mi), Overland Park (7%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Homewood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Homewood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homewood 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.