Salina draws more than half of Ottawa Township’s working residents
There are 1 jobs in Ottawa Township, against 15 working residents. 31% of workers work from home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Ottawa Township; the top destination outside it is Salina (53%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ottawa Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Ottawa Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Ottawa Township goes to work
Where Ottawa Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Services make up most of the work in Ottawa Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Ottawa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ottawa Township
of Ottawa Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 31% 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 miles Ottawa Township commutes
About 27% 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 Ottawa Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ottawa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 7% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 7% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Flora Township | under 7% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Durham Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Richland Township, Flora Township and Durham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ottawa 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 Ottawa Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ottawa Township?
15.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ottawa Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ottawa 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 Ottawa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ottawa 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.