With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Morrill Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). 80 jobs are based in Morrill Township for 212 working residents. Only 3% stay in Morrill Township for work; outside it, Sabetha is the main destination (22%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Morrill Township
The places Morrill Township commutes to
Where Morrill Township clocks in
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.
The daily flow of workers through Morrill Township
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Morrill Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Morrill Township makes things: 65% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrill Township, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 80. 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 Morrill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Morrill Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrill Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 163 commuters (the 15% 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.
The distance from Morrill Township to work
About 29% 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.
Bordering towns draw 26% of Morrill Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morrill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrill Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $88,438 |
| Sabetha | 22% | B− | A− | 10 min | $70,464 |
| Hamlin Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Berwick Township | 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Walnut Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamlin Township, Berwick Township and Walnut Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sabetha. Darker towns draw more of Morrill 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 Morrill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morrill Township?
$88,438 (±$21,224) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrill Township?
3.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrill Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrill Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sabetha (22%, 5 mi), Hiawatha (11%, 12 mi), Topeka (5%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morrill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morrill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrill 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.