Most of Rich Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Employers in Rich Township report 56 jobs, and 131 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Rich Township itself; outside it, Garnett draws the most (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Rich Township by day
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Rich Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 towns that employ Rich Township’s residents
Where Rich Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Rich Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rich Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 56. 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 Rich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Rich Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rich Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 12% 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 Rich Township goes to work
About 38% 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.
Around Rich Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $42,361 |
| Lone Elm Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Osage Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lone Elm Township, Lincoln Township, Blue Mound Township and Osage Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rich 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 Rich Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rich Township?
$42,361 (±$37,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rich Township?
39.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rich Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rich Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garnett (18%, 14 mi), Iola (10%, 19 mi), Wichita (6%, 124 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rich 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 Rich Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rich 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.