Most of Solomon Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 12 jobs in Solomon Township, against 48 working residents. Only 2% work in Solomon Township itself; outside it, Hill City draws the most (44%, 13 miles). For 20% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Solomon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Solomon Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Solomon Township’s residents
Where Solomon Township clocks in
44% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Solomon Township: what the 12 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Solomon Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 12. 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.
Getting to work from Solomon Township takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 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 66 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Solomon Township
About 25% 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.
Around Solomon Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Solomon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $54,464 |
| Gettysburg Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bryant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Millbrook Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gettysburg Township, Bryant Township and Millbrook 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?
$54,464 (±$19,474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Solomon Township?
3.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Solomon Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Solomon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hill City (44%, 13 mi), Hill City Township (8%, 15 mi), Hoxie (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Solomon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.