Most of Plum Grove Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Plum Grove Township has 42 jobs for 238 working residents. Hardly any work in Plum Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (37%, 27 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Plum Grove Township
Plum Grove Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Plum Grove Township residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Plum Grove Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Plum Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 42 jobs based in Plum Grove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Plum Grove Township has about 390 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Plum Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Plum Grove Township’s residents
Where Plum Grove Township clocks in
37% 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.
Plum Grove Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 236 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Plum Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Plum Grove Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plum Grove Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 7% 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.
A place that makes things: 55% of Plum Grove Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plum Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 42. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Plum Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Plum Grove Township commutes less than 21 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Plum Grove Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plum Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Grove Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $50,125 |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Milton Township | under 2% | B− | B | 23 min | $54,323 |
| Clifford Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township, Clifford Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plum Grove 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 2024, 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 Plum Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plum Grove Township?
$50,125 (±$19,639) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plum Grove Township?
17.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plum Grove Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plum Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (37%, 27 mi), El Dorado (10%, 12 mi), Whitewater (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Plum Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plum Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plum Grove Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.