Oakland Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. 4 jobs are based in Oakland Township, and 21 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Oakland Township for work; outside it, Clyde is the main destination (14%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Oakland Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Oakland Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer 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.
Where the trip to work from Oakland Township ends
Where Oakland Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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: 100% of the jobs in Oakland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Oakland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Oakland Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakland Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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 Oakland Township works
About 33% 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 Oakland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Township | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Aurora Township | under 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Starr Township | under 5% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Meredith Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Aurora Township, Sherman Township, Starr Township and Meredith Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakland 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 Oakland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oakland Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakland Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clyde (14%, 18 mi), Glasco (10%, 16 mi), Clay Center (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oakland 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 Oakland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakland 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.