Morton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Morton Township has 27 jobs, against 165 working residents. Only 2% stay in Morton Township for work; outside it, Salina is the main destination (32%, 19 miles). Working residents average 37 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Morton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Morton Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where people from Morton Township work
Where Morton Township clocks in
25% 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.
What Morton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morton Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 27. 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 Morton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Morton Township spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 9% 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 commute from Morton Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
Morton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $84,107 |
| Culver Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Colorado Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Glendale Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Culver Township, Henry Township, Colorado Township and Glendale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morton 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 Morton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morton Township?
$84,107 (±$28,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morton Township?
11.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morton Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (32%, 19 mi), Minneapolis (25%, 12 mi), Delphos (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morton 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 Morton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morton 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.