For about two in five of its working residents, Stateline Township is a commute to Goodland
Working residents average 18 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Only 6% stay in Stateline Township for work; outside it, Goodland is the main destination (40%, 16 miles). 64 jobs are based in Stateline Township for 107 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Stateline Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Stateline Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where the trip to work from Stateline Township ends
Where Stateline Township clocks in
6% of workers
3% 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.
Stateline Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stateline Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 64. 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 Stateline Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Stateline Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stateline Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 10% 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.
How many miles Stateline Township commutes
About 36% 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.
Stateline Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stateline Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stateline Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $44,958 |
| McPherson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McPherson Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stateline 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 Stateline Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stateline Township?
$44,958 (±$39,513) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stateline Township?
9.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stateline Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stateline Township work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Stateline Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stateline Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stateline 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.