Most of Ingalls Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Employers in Ingalls Township report 95 jobs; 198 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Ingalls Township itself; outside it, Dodge City draws the most (14%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ingalls Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 195 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Ingalls Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
The towns that employ Ingalls Township’s residents
Where Ingalls Township clocks in
14% 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.
Goods, not services: 54% of the jobs in Ingalls Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ingalls Township, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 95. 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 Ingalls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Ingalls Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ingalls Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far it is to work from Ingalls Township
About 22% 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.
Ingalls Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
The biggest share goes to Montezuma Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ingalls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingalls Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $91,250 |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Copeland Township | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Cimarron Township | 5% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $82,031 |
| Pierceville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Montezuma Township | 6% | C | B− | 15 min | $68,194 |
| Lockport Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Copeland Township, Pierceville Township and Lockport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ingalls 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 Ingalls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ingalls Township?
$91,250 (±$17,977) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ingalls Township?
2.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ingalls Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ingalls Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dodge City (14%, 29 mi), Montezuma (11%, 14 mi), Cimarron (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ingalls Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ingalls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ingalls 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.