Photo: Kswx29 · CC BY 3.0Tecumseh Township has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Tecumseh Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Tecumseh Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 8% stay in Tecumseh Township for work; outside it, Topeka is the main destination (62%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Tecumseh Township in brief
Much of Tecumseh Township works one town over
66% of working residents work in a town that borders Tecumseh Township: Topeka (62%), Soldier Township (3%) and Topeka Township (1%). Next door ↓
Most Tecumseh Township residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Tecumseh Township’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 22 minutes, longer than the Kansas average of 20. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Tecumseh Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tecumseh Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #9 of 151 in Kansas. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tecumseh Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
How far Tecumseh Township goes to work
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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Tecumseh Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tecumseh Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,111 commuters (the 18% 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.
Tecumseh Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,128 residents head out to work, 259 work right here, and 1,146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Tecumseh Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.41 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 Tecumseh Township’s working residents head each day
Where Tecumseh Township clocks in
62% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Tecumseh Township
1,405 jobs are based in Tecumseh Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tecumseh Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,367 → 1,405. 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 Tecumseh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Tecumseh Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tecumseh Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #129 of 151 in Kansas. Both inputs place Tecumseh Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,792 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% 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 Tecumseh Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tecumseh Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,600, Tecumseh Township ranks 199th of 3,026 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 197 | Lucas Valley-Marinwood CA | 6,473 | $201K | 4.2% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 198 | Floris VA | 7,589 | $246K | 2.4% | 4.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 199 | Tecumseh Township KS | 7,829 | $110K | 2.7% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 200 | Medina Township OH | 9,431 | $114K | 4.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| 201 | Lake Bluff IL | 5,563 | $204K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 7% | A+ |
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| 252 | Eudora Township KS | 7,870 | $119K | 4.6% | 2.3% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 356 | Eudora KS | 6,506 | $118K | 4.9% | 2.9% | 10% | A |
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| 476 | Attica Township KS | 9,068 | $94K | 3.7% | 2.8% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,026 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Tecumseh Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Next door is work for 66% of Tecumseh Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tecumseh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Township | – | A+ | C− | 22 min | $109,856 |
| Topeka | 62% | C+ | A− | 17 min | $56,956 |
| Kaw Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 19 min | $71,188 |
| Lecompton Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $95,500 |
| Topeka Township | 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Soldier Township | 3% | A− | C− | 20 min | $99,994 |
| Monmouth Township | under 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $106,143 |
| Kanwaka Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 33 min | $125,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Topeka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Topeka. Darker towns draw more of Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tecumseh Township?
$109,856 (±$13,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tecumseh Township?
2.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tecumseh Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tecumseh Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (62%, 7 mi), Lawrence (4%, 17 mi), Soldier Township (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tecumseh Township walkable?
Tecumseh Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tecumseh 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.