With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mount Ayr Township works elsewhere
1 jobs are based in Mount Ayr Township, and 7 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mount Ayr Township itself; outside it, Osborne draws the most (43%, 17 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Mount Ayr Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Mount Ayr Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Commuting out of Mount Ayr Township: the destinations
Where Mount Ayr Township clocks in
43% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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 kinds of work in Mount Ayr Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Mount Ayr Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Mount Ayr Township
of Mount Ayr Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% 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.
Mount Ayr Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
14% of Mount Ayr Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Ayr Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ayr Township | – | — | — | — | $109,688 |
| Kill Creek Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Round Mound Township | 14% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 1 | under 15% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sumner Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kill Creek Township, Round Mound Township, Township 1 and Sumner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Round Mound Township. Darker towns draw more of Mount Ayr 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 Mount Ayr Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Ayr Township?
$109,688 (±$53,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Ayr Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Mount Ayr Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Osborne (43%, 17 mi), Lawrence (14%, 201 mi), Topeka (14%, 178 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Ayr 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 Mount Ayr Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Ayr 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.