Most of Rovohl Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Rovohl Township for work; outside it, Colby is the main destination (35%, 8 miles). 13 jobs are based in Rovohl Township; 52 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Rovohl Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Rovohl Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Rovohl Township’s residents
Where Rovohl Township clocks in
35% of workers
8% 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: 54% of the jobs in Rovohl Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rovohl Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 13. 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 Rovohl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Rovohl Township takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rovohl Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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 distance from Rovohl Township to work
About 24% 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.
Rovohl Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rovohl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rovohl Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $111,576 |
| Barrett Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Wendell Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lacey Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barrett Township, Morgan Township, Center Township, Wendell Township and Lacey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rovohl 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 Rovohl Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rovohl Township?
$111,576 (±$4,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rovohl Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rovohl Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rovohl Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colby (35%, 8 mi), Brewster (8%, 19 mi), Oakley (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rovohl 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 Rovohl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rovohl 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.