Photo: Hellbus · CC BY-SA 3.0Valley Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. There are 39 jobs in Valley Township for 333 working residents. Hardly any work in Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Hutchinson (32%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Valley Township
Valley Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Valley Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Valley Township has about 550 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Valley Township and Hutchinson trade workers both ways
Hutchinson is the top workplace for Valley Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Valley Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Valley Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 332 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Valley Township to work: where people go
Where Valley Township clocks in
32% of workers
9% 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, not services: 54% of the jobs in Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 39. 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.
The trip to work from Valley Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 395 commuters (the 8% 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.
The commute from Valley Township, by distance
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.
The towns around Valley Township
The biggest share goes to Yoder Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $66,071 |
| Haven Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 25 min | $59,860 |
| Little River Township | under 2% | B | C | 22 min | $71,016 |
| Burrton Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $80,122 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 19 min | $95,938 |
| Yoder Township | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township and Yoder Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$66,071 (±$26,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley Township?
4.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (32%, 9 mi), Wichita (9%, 31 mi), Buhler (7%, 9 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.