For more than half of its working residents, Ogden Township is a commute to Manhattan
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Ogden Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 3% work in Ogden Township itself; outside it, Manhattan draws the most (52%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Ogden Township
More than half of Ogden Township works in Manhattan
368 working residents, 52%, have their main job in Manhattan, 5.9 miles away across the town line. That’s 17 times as many as work in Ogden Township itself. The commute map ↓
Ogden Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Ogden Township went from 335 in 2014 to 643 in 2024, +92%. The jobs ↓
Most Ogden Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 709 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Ogden Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ogden Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ogden Township’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ogden Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Where the trip to work from Ogden Township ends
Where Ogden Township clocks in
52% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
45% of the jobs in Ogden Township make or build things
643 jobs are based in Ogden Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ogden Township, 2014 → 2024: 335 → 643. 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 Ogden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ogden Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
Who leaves Ogden Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 691 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 625 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 (0.91 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.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Ogden Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ogden Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,249 commuters (the 8% 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.
Ogden Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ogden Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Ogden Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,352 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Ogden Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Ogden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ogden Township is 1,826th of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,824 | Calwa CA | 1,862 | $65K | 10.2% | 17.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,825 | Penngrove CA | 2,119 | $107K | 8.2% | 7.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,826 | Ogden Township KS | 2,064 | $84K | 4.2% | 5.2% | 3% | B |
| 1,827 | Pelican Bay TX | 2,729 | $71K | 10.3% | 5.9% | <1% | B |
| 1,828 | Jefferson Township IN | 2,140 | $75K | 12.4% | 2.7% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ogden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Bordering towns draw 54% of Ogden Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ogden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Township | – | B | C− | 20 min | $83,864 |
| Manhattan | 52% | B− | A | 17 min | $60,172 |
| Ashland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 9 min | $56,367 |
| Ogden | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $68,421 |
| Manhattan Township | 2% | C+ | B− | 12 min | $63,182 |
| Wildcat Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland Township and Wildcat Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manhattan. Darker towns draw more of Ogden 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 Ogden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ogden Township?
$83,864 (±$19,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ogden Township?
4.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ogden Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ogden Township work?
3% work in town.
Is Ogden Township walkable?
Ogden Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ogden Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ogden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ogden 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.