Solomon Rapids Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Solomon Rapids Township has 2 jobs; 15 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Solomon Rapids Township itself; outside it, Beloit draws the most (33%, 6 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Solomon Rapids Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38 people are in Solomon Rapids Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where people from Solomon Rapids Township work
Where Solomon Rapids Township clocks in
7% 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.
100% of the jobs in Solomon Rapids Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rapids Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Solomon Rapids Township
of Solomon Rapids Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Half of Solomon Rapids Township commutes less than 32 miles
About 40% 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.
Solomon Rapids Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Glen Elder Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Solomon Rapids Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Rapids Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey Creek Township | under 7% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Glen Elder Township | 7% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Plum Creek Township | under 7% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Browns Creek Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Township | under 7% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turkey Creek Township, Glen Elder Township, Plum Creek Township, Browns Creek Township and Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Solomon Rapids 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 Rapids Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Solomon Rapids Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Solomon Rapids Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (33%, 6 mi), Galatia (7%, 73 mi), Lincoln Center (7%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Solomon Rapids 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
Getting to work from Solomon Rapids Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Solomon Rapids 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.