With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Spring Valley Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Spring Valley Township has 38 jobs for 113 working residents. Hardly any work in Spring Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Moundridge (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Spring Valley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Spring Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Spring Valley Township commutes to
Where Spring Valley 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.
Goods, not services: 37% of the jobs in Spring Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 38. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Spring Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Spring Valley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Valley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Spring Valley Township
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.
How Spring Valley Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $95,221 |
| Lone Tree Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Canton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Menno Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lone Tree Township, Canton Township and Menno Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Valley 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 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 Spring Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Valley Township?
$95,221 (±$34,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Valley Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Valley Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moundridge (22%, 9 mi), McPherson (21%, 13 mi), Inman (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Valley 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.