Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Mitchell Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. 60 jobs are based in Mitchell Township, and 152 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 20 minutes each way, about the same as across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Mitchell Township
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Mitchell Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
39% of working residents work in Seneca
Where Mitchell Township clocks in
39% of workers
5% 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 Mitchell Township, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mitchell Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 60. 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 Mitchell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Mitchell Township spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mitchell Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 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.
How far Mitchell Township goes to work
About 18% 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.
Next door is work for 39% of Mitchell Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mitchell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Township | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Seneca | 39% | B | B+ | 8 min | $76,750 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Illinois Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Richmond Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Illinois Township, Richmond Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Seneca. Darker towns draw more of Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mitchell Township?
8.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mitchell Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mitchell Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seneca (39%, 4 mi), Sabetha (11%, 17 mi), Topeka (5%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mitchell 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.