Evan Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Evan Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (29%, 29 miles). There are 58 jobs in Evan Township, and 211 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Evan Township apart on work
Evan Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Evan Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Evan Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Evan Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Evan Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Evan Township has about 350 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Evan 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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Evan Township ends
Where Evan Township clocks in
29% of workers
8% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Evan Township
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Evan Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Evan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Evan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 4% 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.
Evan Township works in goods: 55% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Evan Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 58. 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 Evan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Evan Township
About 17% 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.
Next door to Evan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Evan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Township | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Ninnescah Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Galesburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vinita Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand River Township, Ninnescah Township, Galesburg Township and Vinita Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Evan 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 Evan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Evan Township?
7.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Evan Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Evan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (29%, 29 mi), Kingman (8%, 14 mi), Waco Township (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Evan 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 Evan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Evan 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.