Ten Mile Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Ten Mile Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. There are 213 jobs in Ten Mile Township for 818 working residents. For jobs and income Ten Mile Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Ten Mile Township, in brief
Ten Mile Township is a place people come home to
There are 213 jobs based in Ten Mile Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ten Mile Township has about 1,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ten Mile Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Ten Mile Township works from home
23% of Ten Mile Township workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Ten Mile Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Ten Mile Township’s grade up ($121,875, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Ten Mile Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Ten Mile Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Ten Mile Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 812 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 207 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Ten Mile Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for Ten Mile Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ten Mile Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 431 commuters (the 23% 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.
17% of working residents work in Overland Park
Where Ten Mile Township clocks in
9% 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: 33% of Ten Mile Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ten Mile Township, 2014 → 2024: 218 → 213. 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 Ten Mile Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Ten Mile 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.
Ten Mile Township is a driving town
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 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 558 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Ten Mile Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ten Mile Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200, Ten Mile Township ranks 935th of 6,161 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 52 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 59 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 933 | Fort Valley AZ | 1,761 | $126K | 5.2% | 0.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 934 | Maineville OH | 1,518 | $93K | 9.5% | 2.5% | 0% | B+ |
| 935 | Ten Mile Township KS | 1,611 | $122K | 12.5% | 2.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 936 | Eldred Township PA | 1,968 | $99K | 4.9% | 1.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 937 | Noble Township IN | 1,591 | $96K | 4.1% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Ten Mile Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
The towns around Ten Mile Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ten Mile Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Mile Township | – | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $121,875 |
| Marysville Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 28 min | $102,560 |
| Wea Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 33 min | $132,500 |
| Middle Creek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 34 min | $136,000 |
| Aubry Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 23 min | $134,081 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ten Mile Township?
$121,875 (±$38,541) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ten Mile Township?
12.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ten Mile Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ten Mile Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Overland Park (17%, 15 mi), Olathe (14%, 15 mi), Lenexa (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Ten Mile Township walkable?
Ten Mile Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ten Mile 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. 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.