Household incomes in Ohio Township are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Ohio Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. The poverty rate is 0.6%, next to 11.3% for Kansas as a whole. Only 4% stay in Ohio Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (51%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ohio Township
Ohio Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Ohio Township residents (51%) and also where the most people who work in Ohio Township come from (42% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Ohio Township is services
91% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Ohio Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 965 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Ohio Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ohio Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ohio Township stays A+.
Commuting out of Ohio Township: the destinations
Where Ohio Township clocks in
51% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
1,086 jobs are based in Ohio Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,072 → 1,086. 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.
Getting to work from Ohio Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 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 1,276 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.
How many people are in Ohio Township by day
On a workday 929 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 1,050 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 (1.13 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.
How far Ohio Township goes to work
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.
Driving is how Ohio Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ohio Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,391 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Ohio Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ohio Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
60th of 5,102: where Ohio Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 58 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 59 | Manchaca TX | 2,171 | $155K | 0.9% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| 60 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| 61 | Delapre Township SD | 2,053 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 62 | Holly Hills CO | 2,572 | $122K | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 79 | Kechi KS | 2,375 | $113K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 104 | Richland Township KS | 2,161 | $119K | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 5,102 | 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 Ohio Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Ohio Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Waco Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | – | A+ | C | 26 min | $157,885 |
| Salem Township | 1% | B+ | D | 24 min | $72,651 |
| Ninnescah Township | under 2% | A− | C | 21 min | $85,903 |
| Waco Township | 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| London Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waco Township and London 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?
$157,885 (±$25,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Township?
0.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (51%, 12 mi), Riverside Township (8%, 8 mi), Derby (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Ohio Township walkable?
Ohio Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ohio Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.