Work and commuting in Township 9
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% work in Township 9; the top destination outside it is Pratt (36%, 7 miles). 80 jobs are based in Township 9, against 101 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
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 Township 9’s working residents head each day
Where Township 9 clocks in
36% of workers
11% 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: 79% of the jobs in Township 9
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Township 9’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Township 9, 2014 → 2024: 280 → 80. 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.
The daily trip from Township 9: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Township 9 workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 11% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Township 9
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 9 and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Township 9’s workers.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Township 9 workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 9 | – | — | — | 18 min | $95,083 |
| Township 8 | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Township 10 | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Township 12 | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 8, Township 10 and Township 12: 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 9: questions
What is the median household income in Township 9?
$95,083 (±$42,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Township 9?
15.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Township 9?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Township 9 work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pratt (36%, 7 mi), Wichita (11%, 84 mi), Iuka (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Township 9 without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Township 9, from the people who make the trip.
More of Township 9
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.