Most of Menlo Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Menlo Township; the top destination outside it is Colby (26%, 15 miles). 20 jobs are based in Menlo Township, and 38 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Menlo Township
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Menlo Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Menlo Township’s residents
Where Menlo Township clocks in
26% 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.
Menlo Township works in goods: 70% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Menlo Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 20. 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 Menlo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Menlo Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Menlo Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Menlo Township works
About 36% 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.
The towns around Menlo Township
The biggest share goes to North Randall Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Menlo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $80,781 |
| North Randall Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Smith Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| South Randall Township | under 3% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Randall Township, Smith Township and South Randall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Menlo 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 Menlo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Menlo Township?
$80,781 (±$69,761) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Menlo Township?
20.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Menlo Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Menlo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colby (26%, 15 mi), Brewster (8%, 32 mi), Hoxie (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Menlo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Menlo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Menlo 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.