For about half of its working residents, North Township is a commute to Parsons
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Employers in North Township report 497 jobs, against 232 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in North Township: the gist
Nearly half of North Township works in Parsons
114 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Parsons, 3.3 miles away across the town line. That’s 10 times as many as work in North Township itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
70% of the jobs in North Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 16% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The jobs in North Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in North Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 48% of the jobs North Township residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside North Township. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting in to North Township: where workers come from
Where North Township clocks in
49% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
81% of the jobs in North Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Township, 2013 → 2023: 423 → 497. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of North Township on a workday
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 486 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in North Township on a workday afternoon, 46% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Getting to work from North Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 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.
The commute from North Township, by distance
About 19% 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 is work for 49% of North Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $97,596 |
| Parsons | 49% | C | B | 13 min | $52,428 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Neosho Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township and Neosho Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Parsons. Darker towns draw more of North 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Township?
$97,596 (±$48,127) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Township?
3.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Township work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around North 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North 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.