Work, pay and getting to work in Jerome Township
The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any stay in Jerome Township for work; outside it, Quinter is the main destination (30%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Jerome Township
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.70 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.
Out of Jerome Township to work: where people go
Where Jerome Township clocks in
30% 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.
In Jerome Township, 86% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
21 jobs are based in Jerome Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jerome Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 21. 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 Jerome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Jerome Township takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jerome Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 0% 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 Jerome Township
About 33% 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.
Around Jerome Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jerome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $99,063 |
| Lewis Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Larrabee Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| White Rock Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Gove Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Payne Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewis Township, Larrabee Township, White Rock Township, Wilson Township, Gove Township and Payne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jerome 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 Jerome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jerome Township?
$99,063 (±$86,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jerome Township?
4.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jerome Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jerome Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quinter (30%, 24 mi), Grinnell (7%, 26 mi), Dighton (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jerome 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 Jerome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jerome 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.