Ozark Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Ozark Township; the top destination outside it is Garnett (17%, 16 miles). Ozark Township has 50 jobs, and 226 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 20 minutes each way, about the same as across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ozark Township
Ozark Township and Garnett trade workers both ways
Garnett is the top workplace for Ozark Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Ozark Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ozark Township is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Ozark Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ozark Township has about 390 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Ozark Township ends
Where Ozark Township clocks in
17% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
How many people are in Ozark Township by day
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Ozark Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
The distance from Ozark Township to work
About 36% 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.
What Ozark Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ozark Township, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 50. 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 Ozark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ozark Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ozark Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 17% 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 Ozark Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ozark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $49,688 |
| Lone Elm Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Indian Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Welda Township | under 4% | — | — | 59 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lone Elm Township, Indian Creek Township and Welda Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ozark 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 Ozark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ozark Township?
$49,688 (±$35,588) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ozark Township?
23.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ozark Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ozark Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garnett (17%, 16 mi), Arkansas City (4%, 116 mi), Iola (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ozark Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ozark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ozark 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.