Murray Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 2% stay in Murray Township for work; outside it, Marysville is the main destination (30%, 19 miles). Employers in Murray Township report 93 jobs for 247 working residents. The average commute takes 16 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Murray Township apart
Where people from Murray Township work
Where Murray Township clocks in
30% of workers
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.
Who commutes out of Murray Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 241 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Murray Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
In Murray Township, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Murray Township, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 93. 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 Murray Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Murray Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Murray Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 commuters (the 13% 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.
Murray Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Next door to Murray Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Murray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $52,361 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| St. Bridget Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Guittard Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township, St. Bridget Township, Lincoln Township and Guittard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Murray 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 Murray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Murray Township?
$52,361 (±$15,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Murray Township?
3.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Murray Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Murray Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (30%, 19 mi), Seneca (8%, 12 mi), Beattie (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Murray Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Murray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Murray 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.