How River Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Employers in River Township report 25 jobs for 27 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in River Township itself; outside it, Pawnee Township draws the most (22%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through River Township
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from River Township ends
Where River Township clocks in
11% 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.
100% of the jobs in River Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 25. 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 River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in River Township
of River Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 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.
The commute from River Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
The towns around River Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Township | – | — | — | — | $47,917 |
| Logan Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Pawnee Rock Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Larned Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Lincoln Township, Pawnee Rock Township, Liberty Township and Larned Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of River 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 River Township: questions
What is the median household income in River Township?
$47,917 (±$17,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in River Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pawnee Township (22%, 11 mi), Santa Fe Township (15%, 13 mi), Larned (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around River 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 River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of River 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.