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Jobs & commute in Reilly Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Reilly Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Reilly Township itself; outside it, Seneca draws the most (33%, 17 miles). 2 jobs are based in Reilly Township; 54 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Reilly Township

On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

54live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night90
Workday38
90live here− 54head out to work+ 2come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Reilly Township on a workday afternoon, 58% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Reilly Township: the destinations

Beverly: 1 residents work here (2%)Bern: 1 residents work here (2%)Centralia: 1 residents work here (2%)Onaga: 1 residents work here (2%)St. Marys: 2 residents work here (4%)Seneca: 18 residents work here (33%)Sabetha: 5 residents work here (9%)Wichita: 2 residents work here (4%)Topeka: 5 residents work here (9%)Red Vermillion TownshipReilly TownshipWetmore TownshipMitchell Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Harrison TownshipSenecaSabethaTopekaSt. MarysWichitaMitchell TownshipReilly Township
1
Seneca17.3 mi away
33%18
2
Sabetha22.6 mi away
9%5
3
Topeka41.7 mi away
9%5
4
St. Marys29.1 mi away
4%2
5
Wichita152.4 mi away
4%2
6
Mitchell Township13.2 mi away
4%2
7
Beverly115.8 mi away
2%1
8
Bern24.6 mi away
2%1
9
Centralia12.7 mi away
2%1
10
Onaga14.3 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%16
The top trips

Where Reilly Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Reilly Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Reilly TownshipJobs Reilly Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%28%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%33%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 540%44%
55 and older100%35%
−75%

Jobs based in Reilly Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 2. 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 Reilly Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Reilly Township

Working from home
0%

of Reilly Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Reilly Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

The distance from Reilly Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSeneca: 33% · 17.3 miSabetha: 9% · 22.6 miTopeka: 9% · 41.7 miSt. Marys: 4% · 29.1 miWichita: 4% · 152.4 miMitchell Township: 4% · 13.2 miBeverly: 2% · 115.8 miBern: 2% · 24.6 miCentralia: 2% · 12.7 miOnaga: 2% · 14.3 miSeneca 33%Sabetha 9%Topeka 9%St. Marys 4%Wichita 4%Reilly Township
Reilly TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi2 residents
55%10–24 mi29 residents
23%25–50 mi12 residents
19%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 19% 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

Next door to Reilly Township

Harrison Township: few work hereRed Vermillion Township: few work hereWetmore Township: few work hereHarrison TownshipRed Vermillion TownshipWetmore TownshipReilly Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Harrison Township17 min
Red Vermillion Township27 min
Wetmore Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownReilly Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Reilly Township–————
Harrison Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
Red Vermillion Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Wetmore Townshipunder 2%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township, Red Vermillion Township and Wetmore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Reilly Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Reilly Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Reilly Township?

3.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Reilly Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seneca (33%, 17 mi), Sabetha (9%, 23 mi), Topeka (9%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Reilly Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Reilly Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Reilly Township

Reilly Township home →

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.