Scott Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Scott Township report 26 jobs; 308 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 50 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. 8% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Scott Township, in brief
Scott Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 50 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 383 hours of commuting, 230 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (34 to 43 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Scott Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Scott Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scott Township has about 530 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Scott Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Scott Township is Olathe, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (31) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 308 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 50 minutes from Scott Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16 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 136 commuters (the 7% 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 a workday changes Scott Township
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Scott Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
How far it is to work from Scott Township
About 32% 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.
10% of working residents work in Olathe
Where Scott Township clocks in
Lines 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 Scott Township: what the 26 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 26. 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 Scott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 10% of Scott Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | – | — | — | 50 min | $104,063 |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | C | B− | 37 min | $56,310 |
| Liberty Township | 5% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Paris Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Osage Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| La Cygne | 5% | C | C− | 40 min | $58,882 |
| Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township: not graded. Paris Township, Osage Township and Valley 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 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 Scott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scott Township?
$104,063 (±$34,737) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott Township?
50 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (10%, 38 mi), La Cygne (5%, 4 mi), Liberty Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scott 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 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), 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.