Lanesfield School · Photo: Dlong417 · CC BY-SA 3.0McCamish Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Only 2% stay in McCamish Township for work; outside it, Olathe is the main destination (27%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 22% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Working residents average 29 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where McCamish Township stands out on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
73% of the jobs in McCamish Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
McCamish Township and Olathe trade workers both ways
Olathe is the top workplace for McCamish Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in McCamish Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in McCamish Township pay over $40,000 a year
81% of the jobs based in McCamish Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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 456 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
81% of the jobs in McCamish Township pay over $3,333 a month
457 jobs are based in McCamish Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McCamish Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 457. 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 McCamish Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from McCamish Township ends
Where McCamish Township clocks in
10% 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.
Who leaves McCamish Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 449 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 450 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 29 minutes each way for McCamish Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McCamish Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 351 commuters (the 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from McCamish 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of McCamish Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Gardner (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McCamish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCamish Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $122,321 |
| Edgerton | 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $84,838 |
| Gardner | 10% | A− | B− | 23 min | $96,818 |
| Gardner Township | 3% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $116,136 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $119,097 |
| Palmyra Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 27 min | $80,562 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McCamish 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 McCamish Township: questions
What is the median household income in McCamish Township?
$122,321 (±$41,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McCamish Township?
1.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McCamish Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McCamish Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (27%, 12 mi), Overland Park (14%, 18 mi), Gardner (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McCamish 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 McCamish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McCamish 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.