Old Kaw Mission · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Township 2 commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 19% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Employers in Township 2 report 87 jobs for 245 working residents. Working residents average 28 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Township 2 and work: the main findings
Township 2 and Council Grove trade workers both ways
Council Grove is the top workplace for Township 2 residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Township 2 come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Township 2 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 ↓
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 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
34% of working residents work in Council Grove
Where Township 2 clocks in
34% of workers
7% of workers
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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Township 2 workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 19% 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 a workday changes Township 2
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Township 2 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.
78% of the jobs in Township 2 pay over $3,333 a month
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Township 2’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Township 2, 2014 → 2024: 99 → 87. 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Township 2
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
34% of Township 2 works in a town next door
Darker towns draw more of Township 2’s workers.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Township 2 workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 2 | – | — | — | 28 min | $102,734 |
| Council Grove | 34% | C | C | 16 min | $57,962 |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Township 9 | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Agnes City Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Creek Township, Garfield Township, Township 9 and Agnes City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Council Grove. 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 Township 2: questions
What is the median household income in Township 2?
$102,734 (±$22,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Township 2?
7.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Township 2?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Township 2 work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Council Grove (34%, 4 mi), Manhattan (7%, 33 mi), Emporia (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Township 2 without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Township 2, from the people who make the trip.
More of Township 2
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.