Most of Painterhood Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Employers in Painterhood Township report 3 jobs, against 20 working residents. Hardly any stay in Painterhood Township for work; outside it, Howard is the main destination (25%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Painterhood Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Painterhood Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Painterhood Township’s working residents head each day
Where Painterhood 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Painterhood Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Painterhood Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Painterhood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Painterhood Township
of Painterhood Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 0% 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 distance from Painterhood Township to work
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.
Painterhood Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Painterhood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painterhood Township | – | — | — | — | $108,333 |
| Liberty Township | under 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Longton Township | under 5% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Oak Valley Township | under 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Howard Township | under 5% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Fall River Township | under 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Longton Township, Oak Valley Township, Howard Township and Fall River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Painterhood 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 Painterhood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Painterhood Township?
$108,333 (±$58,588) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Painterhood Township?
11.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Painterhood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (25%, 11 mi), Overland Park (15%, 122 mi), Moline (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Painterhood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 38% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Painterhood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Painterhood 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.