Reno Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A: better than 86% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 52% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Reno Township; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (10%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Reno Township
Reno Township is a place people come home to
There are 179 jobs based in Reno Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reno Township has about 930 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Reno 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 ↓
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 728 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Reno Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Reno Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($76,793, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Reno Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Reno Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Reno Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 716 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 167 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Reno Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.25 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reno Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 754 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
10% of working residents work in Kansas City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Reno Township clocks in
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Reno Township makes things: 35% of its jobs are in goods
179 jobs are based in Reno Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Reno Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reno Township, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 179. 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.
Half of Reno Township commutes less than 22 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Reno Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Reno Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Reno Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 824 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Reno Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Reno Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Reno Township is 418th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Reno Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 416 | Tri-Lakes IN | 1,025 | $115K | 4.7% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 417 | Rice Tracts TX | 1,384 | $133K | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A |
| 418 | Reno Township KS | 1,477 | $77K | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 419 | Concord Township OH | 1,396 | $117K | 1.8% | 2.4% | 1% | A |
| 420 | Lostcreek Township OH | 1,669 | $97K | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Reno Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Reno Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reno Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Township | – | A | D− | 33 min | $76,793 |
| Eudora Township | under 4% | A | C | 23 min | $118,632 |
| Tonganoxie Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 4% | A+ | D− | 27 min | $127,159 |
| Sarcoxie Township | under 4% | A− | D | 29 min | $121,250 |
| Grant Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wakarusa Township | under 4% | A | C | 23 min | $99,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tonganoxie Township: not graded. Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Reno Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reno Township?
$76,793 (±$43,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reno Township?
1.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reno Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reno Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (10%, 22 mi), Lawrence (10%, 9 mi), Overland Park (10%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Reno Township walkable?
Reno Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Reno Township without a car?
0% 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 Reno Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reno 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.