Roscoe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Employers in Roscoe Township report 19 jobs, against 54 working residents. Only 2% stay in Roscoe Township for work; outside it, Hutchinson is the main destination (22%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Roscoe Township on a workday
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Roscoe Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Roscoe Township goes to work
Where Roscoe Township clocks in
22% of workers
19% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Roscoe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roscoe Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 19. 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 Roscoe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Roscoe Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roscoe Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 24% 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 Roscoe Township’s workers travel
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.
Work in the towns next to Roscoe Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roscoe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $101,875 |
| White Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Albion Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Loda Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Troy Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White Township, Albion Township, Loda Township and Troy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roscoe 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 Roscoe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roscoe Township?
$101,875 (±$94,236) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roscoe Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roscoe Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roscoe Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (22%, 22 mi), Wichita (19%, 41 mi), Pretty Prairie (13%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roscoe 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 Roscoe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roscoe 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.