Work means Colby for about half of Morgan Township’s working residents
Only 6% stay in Morgan Township for work; outside it, Colby is the main destination (46%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas. Working residents average 16 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Morgan Township stands out on work
Few Morgan Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Morgan Township: the destinations
Where Morgan Township clocks in
46% of workers
6% 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.
The daily trip from Morgan Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morgan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 358 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.
In and out of Morgan Township on a workday
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 246 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Morgan Township: 259 jobs
259 jobs are based in Morgan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morgan Township, 2013 → 2023: 338 → 259. 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 Morgan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Morgan Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Around Morgan Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morgan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $110,483 |
| East Hale Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Summers Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Rovohl Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| North Randall Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lacey Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Hale Township, Summers Township, Rovohl Township, North Randall Township and Lacey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morgan 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 Morgan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morgan Township?
$110,483 (±$28,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morgan Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morgan Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morgan Township work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Morgan 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 Morgan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morgan 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.