Work means Goodland for about half of Voltaire Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Employers in Voltaire Township report 22 jobs; 100 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 10% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Voltaire Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Voltaire Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Voltaire Township commutes to
Where Voltaire Township clocks in
4% 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.
Making and building: 77% of jobs based in Voltaire Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Voltaire Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 22. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Voltaire Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Voltaire Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Voltaire Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 174 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Voltaire Township
About 31% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 46% of Voltaire Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Voltaire Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voltaire Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $205,756 |
| Goodland | 46% | C | B+ | 12 min | $52,258 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Itasca Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wano Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 11 min | $53,980 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Logan Township and Itasca Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Goodland. Darker towns draw more of Voltaire 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 2023, 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 Voltaire Township: questions
What is the median household income in Voltaire Township?
$205,756 (±$68,687) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Voltaire Township?
10.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Voltaire Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Voltaire Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Voltaire 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 Voltaire Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Voltaire Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.