Earning a living in Key West Township
Home is the office for 6% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Only 2% work in Key West Township; the top destination outside it is Burlington (12%, 14 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; the Kansas average is 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Key West Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Key West Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.74 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 people from Key West Township work
Where Key West Township clocks in
12% 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.
Inside Key West Township’s 90 jobs
90 jobs are based in Key West Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Key West Township, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 90. 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 Key West Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Key West Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Key West Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Key West Township to work
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.
Next door to Key West Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Key West Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key West Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $75,673 |
| Olivet Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Melvern Township | under 4% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Arvonia Township | under 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Olivet Township, Rock Creek Township, Melvern Township and Arvonia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Key West 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 Key West Township: questions
What is the median household income in Key West Township?
$75,673 (±$57,125) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Key West Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Key West Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Key West Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (12%, 14 mi), Emporia (9%, 24 mi), Hampden Township (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Key West 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 Key West Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Key West 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.