Palestine Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
9 jobs are based in Palestine Township for 101 working residents. Hardly any work in Palestine Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (35%, 24 miles). Working from home is the commute for 36% of workers; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Palestine Township
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in Palestine Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 the trip to work from Palestine Township ends
Where Palestine Township clocks in
35% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Palestine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Palestine Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Palestine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Palestine Township
of Palestine Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 36% 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 far Palestine Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
How Palestine Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palestine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Gore Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $70,078 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 32 min | $63,750 |
| Belle Plaine Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 31 min | $91,250 |
| Harmon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Palestine 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 Palestine Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Palestine Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Palestine Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (35%, 24 mi), Riverside Township (13%, 16 mi), Mulvane (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Palestine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Palestine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palestine 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.