More than half of Ohio Township’s working residents commute to Salina
1% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any work in Ohio Township; the top destination outside it is Salina (57%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 17 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ohio Township on a workday
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 209 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 (1.14 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.
The towns that employ Ohio Township’s residents
Where Ohio Township clocks in
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Ohio Township
210 jobs are based in Ohio Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Township, 2014 → 2024: 86 → 210. 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 Ohio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ohio Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ohio Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 1% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ohio Township
About 21% 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.
Around Ohio Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Smoky Hill Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $89,167 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Smoky Hill Township | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Spring Creek Township, Smoky Hill Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ohio 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 Ohio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio Township?
$89,167 (±$69,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Township?
3.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Ohio 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 Ohio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ohio 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.