Ivanhoe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Hardly any work in Ivanhoe Township; the top destination outside it is Garden City (39%, 13 miles). 114 jobs are based in Ivanhoe Township for 224 working residents. 26% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ivanhoe Township and work: the main findings
Ivanhoe Township and Garden City trade workers both ways
Garden City is the top workplace for Ivanhoe Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Ivanhoe Township come from (52% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Ivanhoe Township works from home
26% of Ivanhoe Township workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Ivanhoe Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas 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 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Ivanhoe Township work
Where Ivanhoe Township clocks in
39% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Ivanhoe Township takes about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ivanhoe Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 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.
Ivanhoe Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 112 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Ivanhoe Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
In Ivanhoe Township, 75% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ivanhoe Township, 2013 → 2023: 217 → 114. 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 Ivanhoe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Ivanhoe Township
About 18% 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.
23% of Ivanhoe Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Sherlock Township (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ivanhoe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe Township | – | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Garden City Township | 9% | C | C | 15 min | $84,207 |
| Sherlock Township | 14% | B | D | 19 min | $84,844 |
| Pierceville Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lockport Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Haskell Township | under 2% | C− | B | 23 min | $71,667 |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 10 min | $51,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ivanhoe Township?
16.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ivanhoe Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ivanhoe Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garden City (39%, 13 mi), Sherlock Township (14%, 13 mi), Garden City Township (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ivanhoe 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.