C. N. James Cabin · Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Augusta Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Employers in Augusta Township report 242 jobs; 526 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Augusta Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 2% work in Augusta Township itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (35%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Augusta Township, in a few figures
Augusta Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Augusta Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Augusta Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Augusta 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 526 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Augusta Township
On income, poverty and job access, Augusta Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 12.5%); 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 household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Augusta 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, Augusta Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Where people from Augusta Township work
Where Augusta Township clocks in
35% 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.
Getting to work from Augusta Township takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Augusta Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 692 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Augusta Township
On a workday 518 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 234 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Augusta Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Augusta Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Augusta Township, 2014 → 2024: 213 → 242. 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 Augusta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Augusta Township commutes less than 16 miles
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.
Getting around Augusta Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Augusta Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Augusta Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 767 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). 4.5% of Augusta Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Augusta Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Augusta Township comes 368th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 49 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 52 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 96 | Delaware Township KS | 1,121 | $119K | 2.4% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 366 | Moulton Township OH | 1,636 | $108K | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1% | A− |
| 367 | Random Lake WI | 1,572 | $90K | 4.4% | 3.5% | 13% | A− |
| 368 | Augusta Township KS | 1,224 | $84K | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A− |
| 369 | Wayne Township PA | 1,299 | $122K | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| 370 | Springvale Township MN | 1,626 | $104K | 5.4% | 0.3% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Augusta Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
13% of Augusta Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Augusta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Township | – | A− | C | 27 min | $84,250 |
| Spring Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 38 min | $93,750 |
| Towanda Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 22 min | $68,167 |
| Bruno Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $103,138 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Augusta | 13% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $64,919 |
Same-state neighbors only. Walnut Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Augusta. Darker towns draw more of Augusta 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 Augusta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Augusta Township?
$84,250 (±$24,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Augusta Township?
1.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Augusta Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Augusta Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (35%, 20 mi), Augusta (13%, 1 mi), El Dorado (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Augusta Township walkable?
Augusta Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Augusta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Augusta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Augusta 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. 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.