Rose Valley Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident: 30 people commute in to work
Hardly any stay in Rose Valley Township for work; outside it, St. John is the main destination (13%, 10 miles). There are 30 jobs in Rose Valley Township, against 15 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Rose Valley Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 59 people are in Rose Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Rose Valley Township’s workforce comes from
Where Rose Valley Township clocks in
13% 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.
Jobs in Rose Valley Township: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rose Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 30. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rose Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rose Valley Township
of Rose Valley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 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.
How far it is to work from Rose Valley Township
About 33% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Rose Valley Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rose Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Valley Township | – | — | — | — | $158,056 |
| Union Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Ohio Township | under 7% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Albano Township | under 7% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Ohio Township and Albano Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rose Valley 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 2024, 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 Rose Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rose Valley Township?
$158,056 (±$153,102) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rose Valley Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rose Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. John (13%, 10 mi), Great Bend (13%, 34 mi), Stafford (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rose Valley 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 Rose Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rose Valley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.