Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site · Photo: Hog Farm · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (8%, 150 miles). Employers in Valley Township report 12 jobs for 49 working residents. 34% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Valley Township
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Valley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Valley Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 92% of Valley Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 12. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Valley Township
of Valley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 34% 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.
Valley Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Valley Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Township | – | — | — | — | $87,788 |
| Potosi Township | 8% | C | B− | 31 min | $61,481 |
| Lincoln Township | under 5% | C | B− | 37 min | $56,310 |
| Paris Township | under 5% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Scott Township | under 5% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paris Township and Scott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Potosi Township. Darker towns draw more of Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Valley Township?
$87,788 (±$47,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Valley Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (8%, 150 mi), Potosi Township (8%, 6 mi), La Cygne (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Valley 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 Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley 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.