Ness City draws about two in five of Nevada Township’s working residents
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). About one in ten stay in Nevada Township for work; outside it, Ness City is the main destination (40%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Nevada Township by day
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Nevada Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
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 people from Nevada Township work
Where Nevada Township clocks in
40% 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.
What the 200 jobs in Nevada Township are
200 jobs are based in Nevada Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nevada Township, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 200. 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 Nevada Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Nevada Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nevada Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 184 commuters (the 3% 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.
The commute from Nevada Township, by distance
About 30% 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.
Nevada Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Ohio Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nevada Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $63,750 |
| Center Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 14 min | $64,583 |
| Forrester Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Waring Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ohio Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| WaKeeney Township | under 2% | B | B− | 14 min | $80,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Forrester Township, Waring Township and Ohio Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nevada 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 Nevada Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nevada Township?
$63,750 (±$17,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nevada Township?
10.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nevada Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nevada Township work?
11% work in town.
Can you get around Nevada Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nevada Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nevada 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.