Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainHousehold incomes in Afton Township top those of 92% of U.S. towns
Only 1% stay in Afton Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (47%, 18 miles). Below the poverty line: 5.9% of residents, next to 11.3% across Kansas. For jobs and income Afton Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Afton Township apart on work
Nearly half of Afton Township works in Wichita
303 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Wichita, 18 miles away. That’s 47 times as many as work in Afton Township itself. The commute map ↓
Afton Township is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in Afton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Afton Township has about 1,100 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Afton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 25 minutes). 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 645 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Afton Township
Household income is its strongest input ($132,656, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.7%) is left out: Afton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Afton Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The towns that employ Afton Township’s residents
Where Afton Township clocks in
47% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Afton Township
On a workday 638 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Afton Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
How long Afton Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Afton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 662 commuters (the 6% 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.
43% of the jobs in Afton Township make or build things
100 jobs are based in Afton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Afton Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 100. 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 Afton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Afton Township
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.
In Afton Township, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 707 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.7% of Afton Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Afton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Afton Township is 434th among 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 52 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 432 | North Puyallup WA | 1,653 | $83K | 4.5% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| 433 | Bellefonte DE | 1,313 | $91K | 5.5% | 4.9% | 1% | A |
| 434 | Afton Township KS | 1,640 | $133K | 5.9% | 1.7% | 1% | A |
| 435 | Blumfield Township MI | 1,848 | $87K | 2.6% | 1.7% | 4% | A |
| 436 | Blue Ridge AL | 1,190 | $128K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Afton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
How Afton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Afton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Township | – | A | D− | 30 min | $132,656 |
| Illinois Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 25 min | $105,556 |
| Garden Plain Township | 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $79,375 |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Morton Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $84,318 |
Same-state neighbors only. Viola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Garden Plain Township. Darker towns draw more of Afton 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 Afton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Afton Township?
$132,656 (±$48,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Afton Township?
5.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Afton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Afton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (47%, 18 mi), Goddard (7%, 6 mi), Waco Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Afton Township walkable?
Afton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Afton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Afton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Afton 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.