Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Spring Hill Township (13.8%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Spring Hill Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. Only 1% stay in Spring Hill Township for work; outside it, Olathe is the main destination (22%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Spring Hill Township: the gist
Spring Hill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Spring Hill Township and Olathe trade workers both ways
Olathe is the top workplace for Spring Hill Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Spring Hill Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Spring Hill Township empties out on a workday
About 1,300 people are in Spring Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 2,000 who live here: 1,000 head out to work and 350 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Spring Hill Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Spring Hill Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Spring Hill Township’s grade up (1.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Spring Hill Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily trip from Spring Hill Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Hill Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 807 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where the trip to work from Spring Hill Township ends
Where Spring Hill Township clocks in
10% 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.
A workday in Spring Hill Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,025 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 350 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Spring Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.35 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.
The 361 jobs based in Spring Hill Township
361 jobs are based in Spring Hill Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 336 → 361. 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 Spring Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Spring Hill Township
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.
Spring Hill Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Spring Hill Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 887 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Spring Hill Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Spring Hill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Spring Hill Township ranks: 964th of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 46 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 962 | Gibbsboro NJ | 2,257 | $100K | 4.7% | 7.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 963 | Noble Township IN | 1,591 | $96K | 4.1% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 964 | Spring Hill Township KS | 2,006 | $111K | 1.0% | 13.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 965 | Highland Township OH | 2,284 | $82K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 966 | Berwick Township PA | 2,475 | $85K | 8.3% | 2.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Spring Hill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Bordering towns draw 32% of Spring Hill Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill Township | – | B+ | B | 32 min | $110,536 |
| Spring Hill | 8% | A | C | 27 min | $112,428 |
| Olathe | 22% | A | B+ | 21 min | $114,009 |
| Gardner | 2% | A− | B− | 23 min | $96,818 |
| Gardner Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $116,136 |
| Aubry Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 23 min | $134,081 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Olathe. Darker towns draw more of Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Hill Township?
$110,536 (±$16,737) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Hill Township?
1.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Hill Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Hill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (22%, 7 mi), Overland Park (18%, 8 mi), Lenexa (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Spring Hill Township walkable?
Spring Hill Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Spring Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Hill 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.