Salt Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Scott Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 4 jobs in Scott Township for 45 working residents. Hardly any work in Scott Township; the top destination outside it is Lincoln Center (33%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Scott Township
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Scott Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 people from Scott Township work
Where Scott Township clocks in
33% 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.
Most jobs in Scott Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 4. 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 Scott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Scott Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scott Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Scott Township commutes
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 Scott Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $48,194 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Battle Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Salt Creek Township, Salt Creek Township and Battle Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scott 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 Scott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scott Township?
$48,194 (±$19,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
21.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln Center (33%, 10 mi), Salina (18%, 36 mi), Ellsworth (7%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Scott Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scott 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.