With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Summit Township works elsewhere
There are 4 jobs in Summit Township; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Summit Township; the top destination outside it is Oberlin (29%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Summit Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 56% 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.
Commuting out of Summit Township: the destinations
Where Summit Township clocks in
29% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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 place that makes things: 100% of Summit Township’s jobs are in goods
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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Summit Township
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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.
The commute from Summit Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Summit Township
The biggest share goes to Oberlin Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bassettville Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Oberlin Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Custer Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Dog Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bassettville Township, Oberlin Township, Custer Township and Prairie Dog Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Summit Township workers work outside Kansas. The job records count 14% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Summit Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oberlin (29%, 10 mi), Norton (14%, 38 mi), McCook (14%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit 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 Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.