WaKeeney draws about half of Ogallah Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Ogallah Township for work; outside it, WaKeeney is the main destination (45%, 14 miles). 1 jobs are based in Ogallah Township, against 67 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 15% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ogallah Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Ogallah Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.01 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Ogallah Township work
Where Ogallah Township clocks in
Lines 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.
100% of the jobs in Ogallah Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ogallah Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Ogallah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ogallah Township
of Ogallah Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Ogallah Township to work
About 25% 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 to Ogallah Township
The biggest share goes to Big Creek Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ogallah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogallah Township | – | — | — | — | $115,231 |
| WaKeeney Township | under 2% | B | B− | 14 min | $80,417 |
| Big Creek Township | 7% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $90,333 |
| Buckeye Township | under 2% | D | D | 18 min | $68,693 |
| Waring Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 9 | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waring Township and Township 9: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ogallah 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 Ogallah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ogallah Township?
$115,231 (±$64,046) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ogallah Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ogallah Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ogallah 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 Ogallah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ogallah 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.