Downs Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Downs Township; the top destination outside it is Caldwell (21%, 10 miles). There are 5 jobs in Downs Township for 58 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 39 minutes; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Downs Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 90 people are in Downs Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where people from Downs Township work
Where Downs Township clocks in
12% 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.
In Downs Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Downs Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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 Downs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Downs Township takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Downs Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Downs Township
About 29% 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.
Downs Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Downs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downs Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $79,000 |
| Wellington | 12% | C− | B | 17 min | $50,333 |
| Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Osborne Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Chikaskia Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Falls Township, Jackson Township, Osborne Township and Chikaskia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wellington. Darker towns draw more of Downs 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 Downs Township: questions
What is the median household income in Downs Township?
$79,000 (±$63,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Downs Township?
33.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Downs Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Downs Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caldwell (21%, 10 mi), Wellington (12%, 10 mi), Wichita (12%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Downs Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Downs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Downs 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.