New Lancaster General Store · Photo: Dcomputerman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Miami Township works elsewhere
Employers in Miami Township report 26 jobs for 255 working residents. Hardly any stay in Miami Township for work; outside it, Olathe is the main destination (14%, 30 miles). For 27% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Miami Township in brief
Miami Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 49 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 376 hours of commuting, 222 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (34 to 40 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Miami Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Miami Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Miami Township has about 330 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Miami Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Miami Township is Olathe, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Miami Township: about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miami Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 commuters (the 27% 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.
Miami Township by day and by night
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Miami 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Miami Township
About 15% 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 places Miami Township commutes to
Where Miami Township clocks in
9% 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.
What Miami Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miami Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 26. 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 Miami Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Miami Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miami Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $86,304 |
| Osage Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | B | D | 34 min | $89,643 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | C | B− | 37 min | $56,310 |
| Linn Valley | under 3% | D | B+ | 40 min | $51,279 |
| Middle Creek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 34 min | $136,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township and Sugar Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miami 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 Miami Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miami Township?
$86,304 (±$13,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miami Township?
5.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miami Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miami Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (14%, 30 mi), Overland Park (10%, 30 mi), Paola (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miami 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 Miami Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miami 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.