For about half of its working residents, Morlan Township is a commute to Hill City
Hardly any work in Morlan Township itself; outside it, Hill City draws the most (45%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Employers in Morlan Township report 4 jobs, and 20 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Morlan Township by day
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Morlan Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Morlan Township to work: where people go
Where Morlan Township clocks in
45% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Morlan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morlan Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Morlan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Morlan Township
of Morlan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 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.
Where in the region Morlan Township works
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.
Morlan Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morlan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morlan Township | – | — | — | — | $121,250 |
| Township 9 | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Wildhorse Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Happy Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 8 | under 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Millbrook Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 9, Wildhorse Township, Happy Township, Township 8 and Millbrook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morlan 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 Morlan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morlan Township?
$121,250 (±$66,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morlan Township?
5.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Morlan Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Morlan 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 Morlan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morlan 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.