Making a living in Shell Rock Township
There are 38 jobs in Shell Rock Township; 57 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Shell Rock Township itself; outside it, Emporia draws the most (25%, 23 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Shell Rock Township by day
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Shell Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Shell Rock Township to work: where people go
Where Shell Rock Township clocks in
25% 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.
82% of the jobs in Shell Rock Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Shell Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Shell Rock Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shell Rock Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Shell Rock Township commutes less than 27 miles
About 37% 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.
How Shell Rock Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shell Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Rock Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $61,779 |
| Madison Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lane Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Elmendaro Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township: not graded. Liberty Township, Lane Township and Elmendaro Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shell Rock Township?
$61,779 (±$1,452) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shell Rock Township?
3.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shell Rock Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shell Rock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Emporia (25%, 23 mi), Madison (12%, 8 mi), Eureka (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shell Rock 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.