Households in Mound Township have lower incomes than those in 73% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Mound Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (B). 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.3% across Kansas. About one in five work in Mound Township itself; outside it, Moundridge draws the most (19%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mound Township at work: what stands out
Mound Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Mound Township (Garden Township, Meridian Township, Turkey Creek Township and Lone Tree Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Mound Township has 1.7 per resident. Next door ↓
Mound Township and Moundridge trade workers both ways
Moundridge is the top workplace for Mound Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Mound Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Mound Township makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Mound Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mound Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 992 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Mound Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Mound Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($60,673, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (2.0%) is left out: Mound Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Mound Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Commuting in to Mound Township: where workers come from
Where Mound Township clocks in
8% 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.
In Mound Township, 43% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,650 jobs are based in Mound Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mound Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,385 → 1,650. 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.
How many people are in Mound Township by day
On a workday 797 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 1,455 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
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 820 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far it is to work from Mound Township
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.
Most of Mound Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 868 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Mound Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mound Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mound Township is 2,708th of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 44 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,706 | Chouteau OK | 2,175 | $60K | 8.3% | 8.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,707 | Marcus Hook PA | 2,448 | $53K | 13.7% | 4.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,708 | Mound Township KS | 2,350 | $61K | 6.8% | 2.0% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,709 | Claridon Township OH | 3,116 | $86K | 18.3% | 4.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,710 | Reily Township OH | 2,778 | $77K | 14.4% | 3.8% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mound Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
The towns around Mound Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | – | C+ | B | 16 min | $60,673 |
| Garden Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Meridian Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Turkey Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garden Township, Meridian Township, Turkey Creek Township and Lone Tree 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?
$60,673 (±$17,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mound Township?
6.8%, 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. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mound Township work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moundridge (19%, 1 mi), McPherson (15%, 13 mi), Wichita (8%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mound Township walkable?
Mound Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
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), 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.