Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Marion Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Marion Township report 35 jobs; 360 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Marion Township for work; outside it, Lawrence is the main destination (35%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Marion Township
Marion Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Marion Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marion Township has about 540 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Marion Township and Lawrence trade workers both ways
Lawrence is the top workplace for Marion Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Marion Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Marion Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 360 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Marion Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Marion Township’s working residents head each day
Where Marion Township clocks in
35% 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.
Time on the road from Marion Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 407 commuters (the 14% 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.
Marion Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2014 → 2024: 24 → 35. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Marion Township’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Marion Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $108,333 |
| Willow Springs Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 24 min | $90,817 |
| Elk Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $76,845 |
| Clinton Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Centropolis Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 23 min | $64,344 |
| Appanoose Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township and Appanoose Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 2024, 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$108,333 (±$54,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrence (35%, 14 mi), Topeka (7%, 22 mi), Overland Park (6%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Marion 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 Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.