A job hub: Solomon Township has 4.2 jobs per working resident, and 249 people come in to work
Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Solomon Township has 249 jobs, and 59 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Solomon Township for work; outside it, Phillipsburg is the main destination (34%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Solomon Township’s population more than doubles on a workday
On a workday 59 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 320 people are in Solomon Township on a workday afternoon, 152% more 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.
Where the people who work in Solomon Township live
Where Solomon Township clocks in
34% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
In Solomon Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Solomon Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 249. 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.
From Solomon Township, about 14 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 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 137 commuters (the 8% 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.
Solomon Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
39% of Solomon Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Solomon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $83,382 |
| Rushville Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Phillipsburg | 34% | D | B− | 14 min | $60,750 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Belmont Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Phillipsburg Township | 5% | — | — | 5 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rushville Township, Deer Creek Township, Belmont Township and Phillipsburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Phillipsburg. 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?
$83,382 (±$11,763) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Solomon Township?
4.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Solomon Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Solomon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (34%, 4 mi), Smith Center (8%, 30 mi), Phillipsburg Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Solomon Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.