More than half of Andover’s working residents commute to Wichita
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. The two grades for Andover are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Andover: the figures worth knowing
The figures behind Andover’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Andover is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #18 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Andover’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Andover could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Andover’s working residents head each day
Where Andover clocks in
56% of workers
3% 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.
In and out of Andover on a workday
On a workday 6,049 residents head out to work, 617 work right here, and 3,645 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Andover on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 kinds of work in Andover
4,262 jobs are based in Andover.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andover, 2013 → 2023: 3,723 → 4,262. 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 Andover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Andover
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andover workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,654 commuters (the 12% 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.
Andover’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Andover gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Andover is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #102 of 151 in Kansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.4% across Kansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,553 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.9% of Andover households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Andover’s commuters take a bus or train.
Andover next to U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000: 330th of 1,999 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 328 | West Hempfield Township PA | 17,162 | $98K | 5.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A |
| 329 | Flowery Branch GA | 13,110 | $104K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 330 | Andover KS | 17,370 | $105K | 4.6% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
| 331 | Buda TX | 16,166 | $124K | 6.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 332 | South Park Township PA | 13,613 | $101K | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 407 | Bruno Township KS | 19,221 | $103K | 5.3% | 2.8% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 524 | Soldier Township KS | 15,282 | $100K | 4.1% | 3.2% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 729 | Fairmount Township KS | 12,817 | $122K | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Andover, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work next door: 56% of Andover’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Andover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | – | A | C+ | 22 min | $104,787 |
| Bruno Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $103,138 |
| Wichita | 56% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $64,620 |
| Minneha Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 18 min | $143,462 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wichita. Darker towns draw more of Andover’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 Andover: questions
What is the median household income in Andover?
$104,787 (±$12,647) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andover?
4.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Andover?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andover work?
9% work in town.
Is Andover walkable?
Andover is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Andover without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andover
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.