With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Troy Township works elsewhere
14% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Employers in Troy Township report 11 jobs for 49 working residents. Hardly any stay in Troy Township for work; outside it, Hutchinson is the main destination (31%, 16 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 Troy Township
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Troy Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The places Troy Township commutes to
Where Troy Township clocks in
31% of workers
16% 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.
Troy Township makes things: 64% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy Township, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 11. 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 Troy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Troy Township
of Troy Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 14% 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 Troy Township goes to work
About 23% 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.
Troy Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | – | — | — | — | $90,417 |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Castleton Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Arlington Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Roscoe Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Castleton Township, Arlington Township and Roscoe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Troy 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 Troy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Troy Township?
$90,417 (±$48,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Troy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (31%, 16 mi), Wichita (16%, 42 mi), Pretty Prairie (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Troy 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 Troy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troy 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.