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Jobs & commute in Langley Township

Langley Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Langley Township report 2 jobs, against 27 working residents. Hardly any stay in Langley Township for work; outside it, Ellsworth is the main destination (33%, 17 miles). For 34% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Langley Township

On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

27live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night61
Workday36
61live here− 27head out to work+ 2come in to work= 36on a workday

About 36 people are in Langley Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Langley Township ends

Grand Junction: 1 residents work here (4%)Bushton: 1 residents work here (4%)Lorraine: 1 residents work here (4%)Sylvan Grove: 1 residents work here (4%)Wilson: 1 residents work here (4%)Kanopolis: 1 residents work here (4%)Ellinwood: 1 residents work here (4%)Lindsborg: 1 residents work here (4%)Lyons: 2 residents work here (7%)Ellsworth: 9 residents work here (33%)McPhersonOdessa TownshipEmpire TownshipLangley TownshipMarquette TownshipTrivoli TownshipEllsworthLyonsGrand JunctionBushtonLorraineSylvan GroveLangley Township
1
Ellsworth16.9 mi away
33%9
2
Lyons19.1 mi away
7%2
3
Grand Junction, CO569.8 mi away
4%1
4
Bushton21.9 mi away
4%1
5
Lorraine17.3 mi away
4%1
6
Sylvan Grove37.4 mi away
4%1
7
Wilson31.3 mi away
4%1
8
Kanopolis13 mi away
4%1
9
Ellinwood35 mi away
4%1
10
Lindsborg17.4 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%8
The top trips

Where Langley Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Langley TownshipJobs Langley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%22%
Over $3,333 a month0%48%

Who does it

29 or younger50%15%
30 to 540%48%
55 and older50%37%
−33%

Jobs based in Langley Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Langley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Langley Township

Working from home
34%

of Langley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Langley Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Carpool

Share of the 49 commuters (the 34% 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

How many miles Langley Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEllsworth: 33% · 16.9 miLyons: 7% · 19.1 miGrand Junction: 4% · 569.8 miBushton: 4% · 21.9 miLorraine: 4% · 17.3 miSylvan Grove: 4% · 37.4 miWilson: 4% · 31.3 miKanopolis: 4% · 13 miEllinwood: 4% · 35 miLindsborg: 4% · 17.4 miEllsworth 33%Lyons 7%Grand Junction 4%Bushton 4%Langley Township
Langley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
67%10–24 mi18 residents
26%25–50 mi7 residents
7%Over 50 mi2 residents

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

Around Langley Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Marquette Township29 min
Empire Township37 min
Odessa Township38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLangley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Langley Township–———$205,000
Trivoli Townshipunder 4%————
Empire Townshipunder 4%——37 min—
Odessa Townshipunder 4%——38 min—
Marquette Townshipunder 4%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Trivoli Township, Empire Township, Odessa Township and Marquette Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Langley Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Langley Township: questions

What is the median household income in Langley Township?

$205,000 (±$195,064) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Langley Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Langley Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellsworth (33%, 17 mi), Lyons (7%, 19 mi), Grand Junction (4%, 570 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Langley 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 Langley Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Langley Township

Langley Township home →

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.