Work and commuting in North Seward Township
Hardly any work in North Seward Township; the top destination outside it is Stafford (18%, 20 miles). Working residents average 37 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. North Seward Township has 54 jobs; 60 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through North Seward Township
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from North Seward Township ends
Where North Seward Township clocks in
8% 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.
Making and building: 76% of jobs based in North Seward Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Seward Township, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 54. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Seward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 37 minutes from North Seward Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Seward Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 16% 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 North Seward Township’s workers travel
About 38% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
North Seward Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Seward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Seward Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $53,919 |
| South Seward Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Byron Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Seward Township, Lincoln Township and Byron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Seward 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 2024, 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 Seward Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Seward Township?
$53,919 (±$2,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Seward Township?
1.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Seward Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Seward Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stafford (18%, 20 mi), Wichita (8%, 84 mi), Great Bend (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Seward 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 Seward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Seward Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.