A job hub: North Randall Township has 3.0 jobs per working resident, and 45 people come in to work
Hardly any work in North Randall Township itself; outside it, Colby draws the most (27%, 10 miles). There are 45 jobs in North Randall Township for 15 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves North Randall Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 100 people are in North Randall Township on a workday afternoon, 41% more 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.
The towns that send workers to North Randall Township
Where North Randall Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 82% of the jobs in North Randall Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Randall Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 45. 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 North Randall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in North Randall Township
of North Randall Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 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.
Where in the region North Randall Township works
About 40% 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.
The towns around North Randall Township
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Randall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Randall Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Menlo Township | under 7% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Morgan Township | 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lacey Township | under 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| South Randall Township | under 7% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Summers Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Menlo Township, Morgan Township, Lacey Township, South Randall Township and Summers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Randall 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 North Randall Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in North Randall Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in North Randall Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colby (27%, 10 mi), Plainville (7%, 85 mi), Ellinwood (7%, 141 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Randall 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 North Randall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Randall 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.