Township 8 has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas. There are 18 jobs in Township 8; 52 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Township 8 for work; outside it, Pratt is the main destination (38%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Township 8
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Township 8 on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Township 8 work
Where Township 8 clocks in
38% of workers
12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Township 8
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Township 8’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Township 8, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 18. 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.
Commuting from Township 8: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Township 8 workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Half of Township 8 commutes less than 27 miles
About 35% 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.
Township 8 and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Township 8’s workers.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Township 8 workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 8 | – | — | — | 17 min | $52,500 |
| Township 9 | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Township 7 | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Albano Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Clear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 9, Township 7, Lincoln Township, Albano Township and Clear Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 8: questions
What is the median household income in Township 8?
$52,500 (±$6,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Township 8?
4.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Township 8?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Township 8 work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pratt (38%, 9 mi), Wichita (12%, 85 mi), Iuka (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Township 8 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 Township 8, from the people who make the trip.
More of Township 8
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.