Work means Salina for about half of Smolan Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 15 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Smolan Township has 1,277 jobs, and 277 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Smolan Township
Smolan Township fills up on a workday
Smolan Township has 1,277 jobs, 4.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,700 people are in town, more than double the 670 who live here. Day and night ↓
Smolan Township makes and builds things
69% of the jobs based in Smolan Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Smolan Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Smolan Township’s population more than doubles on a workday
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 1,263 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Smolan Township on a workday afternoon, 150% more than live here.
4.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Smolan Township’s workers come from
Where Smolan Township clocks in
3% 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.
Smolan Township works in goods: 69% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smolan Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,148 → 1,277. 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 Smolan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Smolan Township’s commute takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smolan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 254 commuters (the 10% 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 far Smolan Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
49% of Smolan Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smolan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smolan Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $75,250 |
| Salina | 49% | C | A | 15 min | $61,783 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Smoky Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walnut Township, Washington Township and Smoky Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Salina. Darker towns draw more of Smolan 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 Smolan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smolan Township?
$75,250 (±$14,563) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smolan Township?
5.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smolan Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smolan Township work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around Smolan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smolan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smolan 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.