With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Osage Township works elsewhere
Osage Township has 9 jobs; 281 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Osage Township; the top destination outside it is Overland Park (13%, 32 miles). The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Osage Township at work: what stands out
Osage Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Osage Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Osage Township has about 400 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Osage Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Osage Township is Overland Park, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Osage Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 107 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 281 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Osage Township
On a workday 281 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Osage Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Osage Township to work
About 17% 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.
How long Osage Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osage Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 358 commuters (the 10% 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.
The places Osage Township commutes to
Where Osage Township clocks in
9% 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.
67% of the jobs in Osage Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osage Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 9. 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 Osage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Osage Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $80,536 |
| Miami Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | B | D | 34 min | $89,643 |
| Scott Township | under 3% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Osawatomie Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Miami Township, Scott Township and Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Osawatomie Township: 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 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 Osage Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osage Township?
$80,536 (±$20,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osage Township?
19.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osage Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osage Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Overland Park (13%, 32 mi), Olathe (13%, 30 mi), Paola (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Osage 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 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), 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.