Photo: Brylie · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 1.9 jobs in Mertilla Township for every working resident, and 135 people commute in
There are 138 jobs in Mertilla Township, and 72 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in Mertilla Township for work; outside it, Meade is the main destination (14%, 12 miles). 23% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Mertilla Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 69 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 230 people are in Mertilla Township on a workday afternoon, 41% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 the people who work in Mertilla Township live
Where Mertilla Township clocks in
14% 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.
In Mertilla Township, 94% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mertilla Township, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 138. 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 Mertilla Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mertilla Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 23% 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.
Miles to work from Mertilla Township
About 21% 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.
Mertilla Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Meade Center Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mertilla Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertilla Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $104,286 |
| West Plains Township | under 3% | D | D | 15 min | $72,273 |
| Crooked Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Meade Center Township | 3% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $75,107 |
| Montezuma Township | under 3% | C | B− | 15 min | $68,194 |
| Lockport Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Seward Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crooked Creek Township, Lockport Township and Seward Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mertilla 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 Mertilla Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mertilla Township?
$104,286 (±$17,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mertilla Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mertilla Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mertilla Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meade (14%, 12 mi), Plains (11%, 10 mi), Fowler (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mertilla 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 Mertilla Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mertilla 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.