Dixon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Dixon Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (32%, 37 miles). 67 jobs are based in Dixon Township; 273 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 24% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dixon Township and work: the main findings
Dixon Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Dixon Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Dixon Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Dixon Township is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Dixon Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dixon Township has about 390 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dixon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 28 minutes). 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 273 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Dixon Township work
Where Dixon 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.
Dixon Township by day and by night
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Dixon Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Dixon Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dixon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 210 commuters (the 24% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Dixon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dixon Township, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 67. 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 Dixon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Dixon Township
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Around Dixon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Township 5.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dixon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $68,594 |
| Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ryan Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Township 5 | 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Morris Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 6 | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Creek Township, Ryan Township, Township 5, Morris Township and Township 6: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dixon 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 Dixon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dixon Township?
$68,594 (±$29,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dixon Township?
9.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dixon Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dixon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (32%, 37 mi), Wellington (8%, 19 mi), Conway Springs (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dixon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dixon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dixon 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.