Peoria Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Peoria Township has 26 jobs; 288 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Peoria Township for work; outside it, Ottawa is the main destination (16%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Peoria Township, in brief
Peoria Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Peoria Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Peoria Township has about 410 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Peoria Township and Ottawa trade workers both ways
Ottawa is the top workplace for Peoria Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Peoria Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Peoria Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 288 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Peoria Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 people from Peoria Township work
Where Peoria Township clocks in
16% 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.
42% of the jobs in Peoria Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peoria Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 26. 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 Peoria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Peoria Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peoria Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 284 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Peoria Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 15% 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 to Peoria Township
The biggest share goes to Ottawa Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peoria Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $58,082 |
| Cutler Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $95,833 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Stanton Township | under 3% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $119,097 |
| Ottawa Township | 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cutler Township, Harrison Township, Stanton Township and Ottawa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peoria 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 Peoria Township: questions
What is the median household income in Peoria Township?
$58,082 (±$16,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peoria Township?
12.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peoria Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peoria Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (16%, 8 mi), Overland Park (9%, 30 mi), Olathe (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Peoria Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Peoria Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peoria 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.