Unemployment in Ridgeway Township (0.4%) is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. For jobs and income Ridgeway Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C). Only 7% work in Ridgeway Township; the top destination outside it is Topeka (33%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ridgeway Township: the figures worth knowing
One in three of Ridgeway Township works in Topeka
369 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Topeka, 15 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Ridgeway Township itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Ridgeway Township pay little
27% of the jobs based in Ridgeway Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Ridgeway Township empties out on a workday
About 1,700 people are in Ridgeway Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 2,400 who live here: 1,000 head out to work and 320 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Ridgeway Township
Unemployment holds Ridgeway Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (9.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ridgeway Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Out of Ridgeway Township to work: where people go
Where Ridgeway Township clocks in
33% 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.
In Ridgeway Township, services account for most jobs
398 jobs are based in Ridgeway Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgeway Township, 2013 → 2023: 310 → 398. 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 Ridgeway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Ridgeway Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,032 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Ridgeway Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.36 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 24 minutes to work from Ridgeway Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgeway Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,176 commuters (the 10% 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.
The distance from Ridgeway Township to work
About 26% 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.
For most of Ridgeway Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,302 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). 3.3% of Ridgeway Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ridgeway Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ridgeway Township next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200: 1,135th of 4,995 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 38 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,133 | Trimbelle WI | 1,720 | $107K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,134 | Alburtis PA | 2,609 | $108K | 4.8% | 8.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,135 | Ridgeway Township KS | 2,369 | $81K | 9.9% | 0.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,136 | Ravenna Township MI | 3,045 | $76K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,137 | Halfmoon Township PA | 2,805 | $121K | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ridgeway Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
The towns around Ridgeway Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgeway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Township | – | B+ | C | 24 min | $80,547 |
| Fairfax Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $76,845 |
| Scranton Township | under 3% | D | D− | 30 min | $57,047 |
| Wakarusa | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Williamsport Township | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $56,471 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfax Township and Wakarusa: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgeway Township?
$80,547 (±$7,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgeway Township?
9.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgeway Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgeway Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (33%, 15 mi), Lawrence (5%, 24 mi), Overland Park (4%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ridgeway Township walkable?
Ridgeway Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ridgeway Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridgeway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgeway 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.