With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Payne Township works elsewhere
14 jobs are based in Payne Township; 118 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Payne Township; the top destination outside it is Quinter (26%, 7 miles). At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Payne Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Payne Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 places Payne Township commutes to
Where Payne Township clocks in
26% of workers
12% 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.
Payne Township works in goods: 79% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Payne Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 14. 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 Payne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way for Payne Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Payne Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 4% 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 Payne Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Next door is work for 10% of Payne Township
The biggest share goes to Baker Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Payne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $56,429 |
| Baker Township | 7% | C+ | A− | 15 min | $72,500 |
| Larrabee Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Grainfield Township | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Gove Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Jerome Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Larrabee Township, Grainfield Township, Gove Township and Jerome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Payne 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 Payne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Payne Township?
$56,429 (±$14,102) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Payne Township?
9.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Payne Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Payne Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quinter (26%, 7 mi), Oakley (12%, 29 mi), Baker Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Payne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Payne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Payne 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.