For about half of its working residents, Solomon-District 3 Township is a commute to Norton
30.7% of residents live below the poverty line; Kansas has 11.3%. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Day and night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 96 people are in Solomon-District 3 Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
Where the trip to work from Solomon-District 3 Township ends
Where Solomon-District 3 Township clocks in
47% of workers
4% 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.
The jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Solomon-District 3 Township, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 11. 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.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Solomon-District 3 Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 0% 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
About 41% 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.
Next door
The biggest share goes to Center-District 1 Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Solomon-District 3 Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon-District 3 Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $26,111 |
| Highland-District 2 Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Almena-District 4 Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Towanda Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Center-District 1 Township | 4% | C− | — | — | $67,981 |
| Graham Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pioneer Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland-District 2 Township, Almena-District 4 Township, Logan Township, Towanda Township, Graham Township and Pioneer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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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 Solomon-District 3 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Solomon-District 3 Township?
$26,111 (±$16,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Solomon-District 3 Township?
30.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Solomon-District 3 Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Solomon-District 3 Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Solomon-District 3 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
More of Solomon-District 3 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.