With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Caldwell Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. There are 12 jobs in Caldwell Township, and 44 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Caldwell Township; the top destination outside it is Caldwell (27%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Caldwell Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Caldwell 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Caldwell Township commutes to
Where Caldwell Township clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
What Caldwell Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caldwell Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 12. 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 Caldwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Caldwell Township, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caldwell Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 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.
How far it is to work from Caldwell 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.
Next door to Caldwell Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caldwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $65,417 |
| Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Chikaskia Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bluff Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Falls Township, Chikaskia Township and Bluff Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caldwell 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 Caldwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Caldwell Township?
$65,417 (±$23,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caldwell Township?
5.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caldwell Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caldwell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caldwell (27%, 3 mi), Wichita (23%, 46 mi), South Haven (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caldwell 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 Caldwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caldwell 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.