More than half of Bruno Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Bruno Township A; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in ten work in Bruno Township itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (56%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bruno Township apart
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Bruno Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bruno Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #24 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bruno Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bruno Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Bruno Township
On a workday 6,823 residents head out to work, 769 work right here, and 3,872 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Bruno Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Where Bruno Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bruno Township clocks in
56% of workers
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.
Jobs in Bruno Township: what the 4,641 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bruno Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,225 → 4,641. 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 Bruno Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Bruno Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bruno Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,452 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bruno 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.
The commute in Bruno Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bruno Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #98 of 151 in Kansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 8,424 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). 2.6% of Bruno Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bruno Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bruno Township is 428th of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Prairie Village KS | 23,008 | $114K | 5.7% | 3.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 350 | Andover KS | 17,370 | $105K | 4.6% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 426 | Chelsea AL | 17,716 | $115K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| 427 | Crystal MN | 22,239 | $93K | 8.2% | 2.4% | 2% | A |
| 428 | Bruno Township KS | 19,221 | $103K | 5.3% | 2.8% | 10% | A |
| 429 | Robbinsville Township NJ | 15,958 | $169K | 3.8% | 5.3% | 6% | A |
| 430 | Clayton MO | 17,807 | $123K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 551 | Soldier Township KS | 15,282 | $100K | 4.1% | 3.2% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | 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 Bruno Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
The towns next door employ 66% of Bruno Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bruno Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Township | – | A | C+ | 22 min | $103,138 |
| Augusta | 1% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $64,919 |
| Wichita | 56% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $64,620 |
| Andover | 9% | A | C+ | 22 min | $104,787 |
| Augusta Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $84,250 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $113,177 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $96,528 |
| 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 Bruno 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 Bruno Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bruno Township?
$103,138 (±$8,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bruno Township?
5.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bruno Township?
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 Bruno Township work?
10% work in town.
Is Bruno Township walkable?
Bruno Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bruno Township 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 Bruno Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bruno 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.