Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainEagle Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Eagle Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (43%, 16 miles). 123 jobs are based in Eagle Township, and 547 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Eagle Township B; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eagle Township and work: the main findings
Eagle Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Eagle Township residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Eagle Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Eagle Township is a place people come home to
There are 123 jobs based in Eagle Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eagle Township has about 830 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Eagle Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 61 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 547 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Eagle Township
On income, poverty and job access, Eagle Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Eagle Township’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($72,107, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.0%) is left out: Eagle Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Eagle Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Where the trip to work from Eagle Township ends
Where Eagle Township clocks in
43% of workers
7% 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.
How a workday changes Eagle Township
On a workday 533 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Eagle Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 541 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.
A place that makes things: 46% of Eagle Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Township, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 123. 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 Eagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Eagle Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Getting around Eagle Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eagle Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Eagle Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 578 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.7% of Eagle Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eagle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Eagle Township ranks: 1,329th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | 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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| 49 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 52 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 96 | Delaware Township KS | 1,121 | $119K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,327 | Worthington Hills KY | 1,593 | $74K | 14.1% | 4.4% | <1% | B |
| 1,328 | Lewiston MN | 1,514 | $92K | 5.2% | 1.6% | 16% | B |
| 1,329 | Eagle Township KS | 1,251 | $72K | 9.1% | 5.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,330 | Newark Township MI | 1,113 | $75K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,331 | Gibraltar WI | 1,288 | $104K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 20% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | 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 Eagle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
How Eagle Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Township | – | B | D | 28 min | $72,107 |
| Greeley Township | under 2% | A− | C | 29 min | $83,167 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | C | 22 min | $103,036 |
| Valley Center Township | under 2% | B | C− | 34 min | $61,000 |
| Lakin Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle 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 Eagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Township?
$72,107 (±$17,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Township?
9.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (43%, 16 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 24 mi), Maize (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eagle Township walkable?
Eagle Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle 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.