Pott's Ford Bridge · Photo: Kolbretman · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Solomon Township
2% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). About one in ten stay in Solomon Township for work; outside it, Concordia is the main destination (16%, 18 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average, 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
Work in Solomon Township, in a few figures
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Solomon Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Solomon Township
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.
Commuting from Solomon Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Solomon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 commuters (the 2% 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.
Who commutes out of Solomon Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 112 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Solomon Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 Solomon Township to work: where people go
Where Solomon Township clocks in
16% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Solomon Township
130 jobs are based in Solomon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Solomon Township, 2013 → 2023: 128 → 130. 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 Solomon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Solomon Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Solomon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $56,528 |
| Lyon Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Stanton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Asherville Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyon Township, Stanton Township, Summit Township, Logan Township and Asherville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Solomon 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 Solomon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Solomon Township?
$56,528 (±$16,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Solomon Township?
11.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Solomon Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Solomon Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concordia (16%, 18 mi), Beloit (10%, 14 mi), Salina (9%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Solomon 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 Solomon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Solomon 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.