With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ozawkie Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Ozawkie Township are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. There are 84 jobs in Ozawkie Township; 742 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ozawkie Township, in brief
Ozawkie Township is a place people come home to
There are 84 jobs based in Ozawkie Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ozawkie Township has about 980 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ozawkie Township and Topeka trade workers both ways
Topeka is the top workplace for Ozawkie Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Ozawkie Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ozawkie Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 92 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 742 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ozawkie Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Ozawkie Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ozawkie Township’s grade up (1.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.1%) is left out: Ozawkie Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Ozawkie Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
Who leaves Ozawkie Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 737 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Ozawkie Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
30% of working residents work in Topeka
Where Ozawkie Township clocks in
30% of workers
14% 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.
From Ozawkie Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ozawkie Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 636 commuters (the 18% 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 kinds of work in Ozawkie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ozawkie Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 84. 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 Ozawkie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ozawkie Township
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.
Getting around Ozawkie Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ozawkie Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Ozawkie Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 776 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of Ozawkie Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ozawkie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200, Ozawkie Township comes 923rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 52 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 59 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 78 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 921 | Sea Bright NJ | 1,460 | $143K | 6.9% | 6.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 922 | Dalton OH | 1,921 | $69K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 9% | B+ |
| 923 | Ozawkie Township KS | 1,638 | $99K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 924 | Berlin Township MI | 2,160 | $74K | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 925 | The Galena Territory IL | 1,735 | $118K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ozawkie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
How Ozawkie Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rock Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ozawkie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozawkie Township | – | B+ | C− | 32 min | $99,327 |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | C | D | 44 min | $61,563 |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $84,688 |
| Rock Creek Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $92,650 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | B | B | 29 min | $66,146 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ozawkie 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 Ozawkie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ozawkie Township?
$99,327 (±$15,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ozawkie Township?
1.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ozawkie Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ozawkie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (30%, 21 mi), Lawrence (14%, 23 mi), Soldier Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ozawkie Township walkable?
Ozawkie Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ozawkie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ozawkie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ozawkie 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.