About one in three of Yoder Township’s working residents commute to Hutchinson
Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Yoder Township; the top destination outside it is Hutchinson (31%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Yoder Township
A lot of Yoder Township works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Yoder Township: Hutchinson (31%), South Hutchinson (5%) and Lincoln Township (4%). Next door ↓
Yoder Township makes and builds things
75% of the jobs based in Yoder Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Yoder Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Yoder Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Yoder Township makes things: 75% of its jobs are in goods
365 jobs are based in Yoder Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Yoder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yoder Township, 2013 → 2023: 242 → 365. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yoder Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 288 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 352 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
31% of working residents work in Hutchinson
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Yoder Township clocks in
31% of workers
11% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Yoder Township commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
42% of Yoder Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hutchinson (31%). Darker towns draw more of Yoder Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yoder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoder Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $66,500 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 19 min | $95,938 |
| Reno Township | 2% | B− | B | 16 min | $59,505 |
| Lincoln Township | 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Hutchinson | 31% | C | B | 16 min | $58,687 |
| Haven Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 25 min | $59,860 |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| South Hutchinson | 5% | C+ | A− | 14 min | $50,441 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township and Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Yoder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Yoder Township?
$66,500 (±$21,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yoder Township?
6.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yoder Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yoder Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (31%, 7 mi), Haven (11%, 7 mi), Wichita (8%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Yoder Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 34% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yoder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yoder 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.