Meridian Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. There are 15 jobs in Meridian Township, against 157 working residents. Only 1% work in Meridian Township itself; outside it, Moundridge draws the most (18%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Meridian Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Meridian Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where people from Meridian Township work
Where Meridian 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.
Meridian Township works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meridian Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 15. 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 Meridian Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Meridian Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meridian Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 4% 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 Meridian Township’s workers travel
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 Meridian Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meridian Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $147,619 |
| Emma Township | under 3% | B | B | 18 min | $75,266 |
| Mound Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 16 min | $60,673 |
| West Branch Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 23 min | $61,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meridian 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 Meridian Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meridian Township?
$147,619 (±$98,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meridian Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meridian Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meridian Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moundridge (18%, 5 mi), McPherson (13%, 17 mi), McPherson Township (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meridian 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 Meridian Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meridian 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.