Plum Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Plum Township has 32 jobs, and 160 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Plum Township itself; outside it, Phillipsburg draws the most (24%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Plum Township on a workday
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Plum Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Plum Township ends
Where Plum Township clocks in
24% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 Township makes things: 56% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plum Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 32. 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 Plum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, about the KS average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plum Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where in the region Plum Township works
About 30% 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.
Work in the towns next to Plum Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $57,885 |
| Kirwin Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Arcade Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Crystal Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kirwin Township, Arcade Township, Cedar Township and Crystal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Arcade Township. Darker towns draw more of Plum 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 Plum Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plum Township?
$57,885 (±$18,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plum Township?
21.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plum Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plum Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (24%, 11 mi), Phillipsburg Township (8%, 13 mi), Kensington (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plum Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plum 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.