Prairie Grove School · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Nemaha Township is a commute to Seneca
There are 34 jobs in Nemaha Township; 48 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Nemaha Township itself; outside it, Seneca draws the most (50%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Nemaha Township
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Nemaha Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where the trip to work from Nemaha Township ends
Where Nemaha Township clocks in
50% of workers
4% 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.
Nemaha Township makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nemaha Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 34. 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 Nemaha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Nemaha Township
of Nemaha Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 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.
How far it is to work from Nemaha Township
About 27% 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.
Nemaha Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nemaha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemaha Township | – | — | — | — | $135,750 |
| Clear Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Gilman Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Creek Township, Washington Township, Richmond Township and Gilman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nemaha 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 Nemaha Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nemaha Township?
$135,750 (±$53,673) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nemaha Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Nemaha Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Nemaha 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 Nemaha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nemaha 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.