Coronado Heights · Photo: Swampyank · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Smoky View Township is a commute to Salina
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in Smoky View Township for work; outside it, Salina is the main destination (47%, 11 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Smoky View Township apart on work
Out of Smoky View Township to work: where people go
Where Smoky View 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.
In and out of Smoky View Township on a workday
On a workday 344 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 184 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Smoky View Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.54 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 2024, primary jobs.
Smoky View Township works in goods: 41% of its jobs
186 jobs are based in Smoky View Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smoky View Township, 2014 → 2024: 135 → 186. 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 Smoky View Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Smoky View Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smoky View Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 390 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.
Where in the region Smoky View Township works
About 21% 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.
Smoky View Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smoky View Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky View Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $81,442 |
| Liberty Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Smoky Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Falun Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Smoky Hill Township and Falun Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Smoky View 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 Smoky View Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smoky View Township?
$81,442 (±$19,236) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smoky View Township?
5.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smoky View Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smoky View Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Smoky View Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smoky View Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smoky View 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.