Households in Kentucky Township have higher incomes than those in 64% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Kentucky Township are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 6.3% of residents are in poverty, where Kansas as a whole has 11.3%. Only 7% work in Kentucky Township; the top destination outside it is Topeka (26%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kentucky Township
Kentucky Township and Topeka trade workers both ways
Topeka is the top workplace for Kentucky Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Kentucky Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Kentucky Township makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Kentucky Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Kentucky Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Kentucky 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 777 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Kentucky Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Kentucky Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Kentucky Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Kentucky Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where Kentucky Township goes to work
Where Kentucky Township clocks in
26% of workers
18% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 48% of the jobs in Kentucky Township
527 jobs are based in Kentucky Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kentucky Township, 2013 → 2023: 417 → 527. 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 Kentucky Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kentucky Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 822 commuters (the 12% 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.
A workday in Kentucky Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 724 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 474 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Kentucky Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
Miles to work from Kentucky Township
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.
Kentucky Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kentucky Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kentucky Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 932 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Kentucky Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kentucky Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Kentucky Township ranks 1,145th of 5,794 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 50 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 57 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 75 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,143 | Woodacre CA | 1,627 | $232K | 9.0% | 2.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,144 | Minier IL | 1,138 | $89K | 6.4% | 3.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,145 | Kentucky Township KS | 1,546 | $87K | 6.3% | 2.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,146 | Lake View Township MN | 1,794 | $87K | 4.9% | 2.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,147 | Washington Township OH | 2,090 | $88K | 11.5% | 1.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Kentucky Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Kentucky Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kentucky Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Township | – | B+ | C− | 28 min | $86,797 |
| Lecompton Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $95,500 |
| Kaw Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 19 min | $71,188 |
| Rural Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | C | D | 44 min | $61,563 |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $84,688 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rural Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kentucky 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 Kentucky Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kentucky Township?
$86,797 (±$14,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kentucky Township?
6.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kentucky Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kentucky Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (26%, 16 mi), Lawrence (18%, 12 mi), Perry (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kentucky Township walkable?
Kentucky Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kentucky 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 Kentucky Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kentucky 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.