Plainview Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Plainview Township itself; outside it, Phillipsburg draws the most (20%, 12 miles). Plainview Township has 2 jobs for 10 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Plainview Township by day and by night
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Plainview 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 the trip to work from Plainview Township ends
Where Plainview Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Plainview Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Plainview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Plainview 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.
10% of Plainview Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plainview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rushville Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Towanda Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Belmont Township | 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rushville Township, Towanda Township and Belmont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Belmont Township. Darker towns draw more of Plainview 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 Plainview Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Plainview Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Plainview Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (20%, 12 mi), Almena (10%, 23 mi), Plainville (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plainview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plainview 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.