About half of Itasca Township’s working residents commute to Goodland
Working from home is the commute for 19% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average; the Kansas average is 20, the U.S. 26. There are 36 jobs in Itasca Township, against 94 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Itasca Township
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Itasca Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.38 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Itasca Township’s working residents head each day
Where Itasca Township clocks in
4% 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 Itasca Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Itasca Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 36. 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 Itasca Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Itasca Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 19% 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 Itasca Township commutes less than 5 miles
About 26% 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.
Itasca Township and its neighbors: 49% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Itasca Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $96,250 |
| Goodland | 49% | C | B+ | 12 min | $52,258 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Voltaire Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Washington Township and Voltaire Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Goodland. Darker towns draw more of Itasca 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 Itasca Township: questions
What is the median household income in Itasca Township?
$96,250 (±$46,464) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Itasca Township?
2.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Itasca Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Itasca Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Itasca 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 Itasca Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Itasca 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.