Ohio Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 4% of workers; Kansas has 12%. 65 jobs are based in Ohio Township for 386 working residents. Hardly any work in Ohio Township; the top destination outside it is Ottawa (18%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ohio Township: the figures worth knowing
Ohio Township is a place people come home to
There are 65 jobs based in Ohio Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ohio Township has about 440 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ohio Township and Ottawa trade workers both ways
Ottawa is the top workplace for Ohio Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Ohio Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ohio Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 54 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 386 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Ohio Township by day
On a workday 384 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Ohio Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Ohio Township ends
Where Ohio Township clocks in
18% 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 314 commuters (the 4% 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.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Ohio Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 65. 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 Ohio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Ohio Township to work
About 18% 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 Ohio Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $70,764 |
| Homewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Williamsburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Homewood Township, Richmond Township and Williamsburg 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 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 Ohio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio Township?
$70,764 (±$23,463) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Township?
14.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (18%, 8 mi), Overland Park (9%, 43 mi), Olathe (8%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ohio Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% 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), 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.