With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mill Creek Township works elsewhere
Employers in Mill Creek Township report 17 jobs, and 200 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mill Creek Township itself; outside it, Fort Scott draws the most (28%, 9 miles). 20% 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
Jobs and commuting in Mill Creek Township: the gist
Mill Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Mill Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mill Creek Township has about 300 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Mill Creek Township and Fort Scott trade workers both ways
Fort Scott is the top workplace for Mill Creek Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Mill Creek Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Mill Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Mill Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 places Mill Creek Township commutes to
Where Mill Creek Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Half of Mill Creek Township commutes less than 32 miles
About 37% 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.
Mill Creek Township makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mill Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 17. 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 Mill Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Mill Creek Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mill Creek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 20% 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 Mill Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mill Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $54,545 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 19 min | $72,109 |
| Timberhill Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $70,714 |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Marmaton Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Timberhill Township, Freedom Township, Franklin Township and Marmaton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mill Creek Township?
$54,545 (±$25,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mill Creek Township?
0.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mill Creek Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mill Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Scott (28%, 9 mi), Wichita (5%, 138 mi), Iola (3%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mill Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mill Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mill Creek 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.