Long Shoals Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Most of Osage Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Osage Township report 10 jobs for 142 working residents. Hardly any stay in Osage Township for work; outside it, Fort Scott is the main destination (23%, 10 miles). Working from home is the commute for 19% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Osage Township
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Osage Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Osage Township’s working residents head each day
Where Osage Township clocks in
23% 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.
Jobs in Osage Township: what the 10 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osage Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 10. 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 Osage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Osage Township
of Osage Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Osage Township commutes less than 39 miles
About 40% 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.
Work in the towns next to Osage Township
The biggest share goes to Scott Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Township | – | — | — | — | $40,833 |
| Sheridan Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Freedom Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Scott Township | 5% | C− | C− | 19 min | $72,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sheridan Township and Freedom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osage 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 Osage Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osage Township?
$40,833 (±$17,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osage Township?
22.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Osage Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Scott (23%, 10 mi), Wichita (8%, 148 mi), Scott Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osage 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 Osage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osage 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.