Gano Grain Elevator and Scale House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Trenton Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Trenton Township report 53 jobs for 99 working residents. Only 5% work in Trenton Township; the top destination outside it is Kinsley (9%, 8 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Trenton Township
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Trenton Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Trenton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Trenton Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Trenton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trenton Township, 2014 → 2024: 40 → 53. 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 Trenton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Trenton Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trenton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 5% 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 far Trenton Township’s workers travel
About 33% 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.
How Trenton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trenton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $61,875 |
| South Brown Township | under 3% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| North Brown Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kinsley Township | under 3% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Brown Township, North Brown Township, Wheatland Township, Jackson Township and Kinsley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trenton 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 Trenton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Trenton Township?
$61,875 (±$25,614) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trenton Township?
15.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trenton Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trenton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kinsley (9%, 8 mi), Dodge City (8%, 28 mi), Pawnee Township (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Trenton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trenton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trenton 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.