Most of Plumb Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. There are 35 jobs in Plumb Township for 323 working residents. Only 2% work in Plumb Township; the top destination outside it is Topeka (31%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Plumb Township in brief
Plumb Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Plumb Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Plumb Township has about 320 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Plumb Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
31% of Plumb Township works in Topeka
101 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Topeka, 23 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Plumb Township itself. 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 323 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Plumb Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Plumb Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 daily trip from Plumb Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plumb Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 239 commuters (the 9% 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 Plumb Township’s working residents head each day
Where Plumb Township clocks in
31% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Plumb Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plumb Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 35. 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 Plumb Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Plumb Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 25% 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.
How Plumb Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mission Creek Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plumb Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumb Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $75,714 |
| Burlingame Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 39 min | $63,681 |
| Wilmington Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mission Creek Township | 7% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilmington Township, Mission Creek Township and Waterloo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plumb 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 Plumb Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plumb Township?
$75,714 (±$13,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plumb Township?
2.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plumb Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plumb Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (31%, 23 mi), Mission Creek Township (7%, 9 mi), Manhattan (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plumb Township without a car?
3% 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 Plumb Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plumb 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.