Most of Rutland Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 26% of workers, against 12% across Kansas. 10 jobs are based in Rutland Township; 108 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Rutland Township itself; outside it, Independence draws the most (23%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rutland Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Rutland Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Rutland Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rutland Township clocks in
23% of workers
18% 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: 60% of the jobs in Rutland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rutland Township, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 10. 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 Rutland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rutland Township
of Rutland Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 26% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rutland Township
About 28% 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.
Rutland Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Independence Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Caney Township | under 2% | B | D | 21 min | $88,750 |
| Louisburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Independence Township | 6% | B− | B− | 21 min | $76,306 |
Same-state neighbors only. Louisburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rutland 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 Rutland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rutland Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rutland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Independence (23%, 10 mi), Coffeyville (18%, 17 mi), Caney (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rutland 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 Rutland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutland 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.