Mound Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Mound Township has 4 jobs, against 45 working residents. Hardly any work in Mound Township; the top destination outside it is Logan (20%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Mound Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 79 people are in Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Mound Township to work: where people go
Where Mound Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Mound Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mound Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 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 Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Mound Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 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 75 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Mound Township
About 31% 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.
How Mound Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Phillipsburg Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $47,000 |
| Dayton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Belmont Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Phillipsburg Township | 4% | — | — | 5 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dayton Township, Beaver Township, Belmont Township and Phillipsburg 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 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 Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mound Township?
$47,000 (±$23,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mound Township?
7.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mound Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mound Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (20%, 10 mi), Phillipsburg (16%, 8 mi), Norton (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mound 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 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), 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.