Hoff School District No. 42 · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How Kirwin Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Working residents average 21 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. For 37% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Only 7% work in Kirwin Township itself; outside it, Phillipsburg draws the most (21%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kirwin Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Kirwin Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 the trip to work from Kirwin Township ends
Where Kirwin Township clocks in
21% 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.
Goods, not services: 56% of the jobs in Kirwin Township
34 jobs are based in Kirwin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kirwin Township, 2013 → 2023: 295 → 34. 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 Kirwin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Kirwin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kirwin Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 37% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Kirwin Township
About 30% 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 Kirwin Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kirwin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirwin Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $69,286 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Plum Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek Township, Plum Township, Valley Township and Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kirwin 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 Kirwin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kirwin Township?
$69,286 (±$17,374) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kirwin Township?
7.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kirwin Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kirwin Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (21%, 11 mi), Kensington (7%, 7 mi), Hays (7%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kirwin 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 Kirwin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kirwin 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.