Jobs, income and commuting in Conway Township, KS
Conway Township grades B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in ten stay in Conway Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (32%, 24 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Conway Township and work: the main findings
One in three of Conway Township works in Wichita
150 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Wichita, 24 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Conway Township itself. The commute map ↓
Conway 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 472 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Conway Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Conway Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Conway Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: Conway 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, Conway Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Where Conway Township goes to work
Where Conway Township clocks in
32% 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.
Time on the road from Conway Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conway Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 611 commuters (the 7% 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 a workday changes Conway Township
On a workday 434 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 256 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Conway Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 Conway Township
294 jobs are based in Conway Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conway Township, 2013 → 2023: 312 → 294. 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 Conway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Conway Township commutes less than 24 miles
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.
Conway Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Conway Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 656 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). 2.5% of Conway Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Conway Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Conway Township ranks: 1,402nd of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 37 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 72 | Delaware Township KS | 1,121 | $119K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 86 | Kanwaka Township KS | 1,493 | $126K | 2.5% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,400 | Fallon Station NV | 1,399 | $67K | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0% | B− |
| 1,401 | Alto GA | 1,018 | $81K | 13.2% | 2.7% | 0% | B− |
| 1,402 | Conway Township KS | 1,144 | $74K | 9.7% | 3.6% | 8% | B− |
| 1,403 | Candlewood Lake OH | 1,053 | $87K | 10.8% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,404 | Perch Lake Township MN | 1,042 | $90K | 11.9% | 6.8% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Conway Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Conway Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Township | – | B− | B | 27 min | $73,771 |
| Illinois Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Illinois Township, Springdale Township, Eden Township and Viola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Conway 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 Conway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Conway Township?
$73,771 (±$4,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conway Township?
9.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conway Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conway Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (32%, 24 mi), Conway Springs (8%, 3 mi), Wellington (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Conway Township walkable?
Conway Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Conway Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conway 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.