Mound Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Mound Township; the top destination outside it is Olathe (13%, 33 miles). Employers in Mound Township report 29 jobs, against 329 working residents. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mound Township
Mound Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 192 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Mound Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Mound Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mound Township has about 430 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Mound Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mound Township is Olathe, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 329 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Mound Township, about 45 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mound Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 440 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who leaves Mound Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Mound Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where the trip to work from Mound Township ends
Where Mound Township clocks in
11% 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.
Mound Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mound Township, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 29. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Mound Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $70,313 |
| Osawatomie Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Pottawatomie Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Osage Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osawatomie Township and Liberty Township: not graded. Pottawatomie Township and Osage Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mound 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 2024, 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 Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mound Township?
$70,313 (±$63,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mound Township?
2.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mound Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mound Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (13%, 33 mi), Paola (11%, 13 mi), Overland Park (10%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mound Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mound Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.