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Jobs & commute in Falls Township

Falls Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

The average commute takes 46 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Employers in Falls Township report 7 jobs, against 68 working residents. Hardly any work in Falls Township itself; outside it, Wellington draws the most (21%, 16 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Falls Township on a workday

On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

68live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday71
130live here− 68head out to work+ 7come in to work= 71on a workday

About 71 people are in Falls Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Falls Township work

OxfordSouth Haven: 6 residents work here (9%)Montezuma: 1 residents work here (1%)Caldwell: 10 residents work here (15%)Medicine Lodge: 1 residents work here (1%)Harper: 2 residents work here (3%)Moundridge: 1 residents work here (1%)Elkhart: 1 residents work here (1%)PleasantonWellington: 14 residents work here (21%)Park CityHutchinson: 2 residents work here (3%)Wichita: 11 residents work here (16%)Downs TownshipCaldwell TownshipSouth Haven TownshipFalls TownshipWellingtonWichitaCaldwellSouth HavenHarperHutchinsonFalls Township
1
Wellington16.3 mi away
21%14
2
Wichita44.4 mi away
16%11
3
Caldwell4.9 mi away
15%10
4
South Haven7.1 mi away
9%6
5
Harper31.5 mi away
3%2
6
Hutchinson72.2 mi away
3%2
7
Montezuma164.6 mi away
1%1
8
Medicine Lodge60 mi away
1%1
9
Moundridge78.7 mi away
1%1
10
Elkhart240.8 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%19
The top trips

Where Falls Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

57% of the jobs in Falls Township make or build things

Jobs based in Falls TownshipJobs Falls Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms57%18%
Trade, transport & utilities14%18%
Services: health, schools, offices29%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less29%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month57%34%
Over $3,333 a month14%44%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 5443%47%
55 and older57%29%
+40%

Jobs based in Falls Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 7. 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 Falls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 46 minutes in Falls Township

A year of commuting
354 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Falls Township46 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

of Falls Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Falls Township gets to work
79%Drive alone
15%Carpool
6%Other

Share of the 47 commuters (the 16% 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 far

Half of Falls Township commutes less than 28 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWellington: 21% · 16.3 miWichita: 16% · 44.4 miCaldwell: 15% · 4.9 miSouth Haven: 9% · 7.1 miHarper: 3% · 31.5 miHutchinson: 3% · 72.2 miMontezuma: 1% · 164.6 miMedicine Lodge: 1% · 60 miMoundridge: 1% · 78.7 miElkhart: 1% · 240.8 miWellington 21%Wichita 16%Caldwell 15%South Haven 9%Harper 3%Falls Township
Falls TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi16 residents
24%10–24 mi16 residents
25%25–50 mi17 residents
28%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 28% 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

Work in the towns next to Falls Township

Caldwell Township: few work hereSouth Haven Township: few work hereDowns Township: few work hereCaldwell TownshipSouth Haven TownshipDowns TownshipFalls Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Caldwell Township17 min
South Haven Township29 min
Downs Township39 min
Falls Township46 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFalls Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Falls Township–——46 min$97,917
Caldwell Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
South Haven Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Downs Townshipunder 2%——39 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Caldwell Township, South Haven Township and Downs Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Falls Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Falls Township: questions

What is the median household income in Falls Township?

$97,917 (±$30,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Falls Township?

3.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Falls Township?

46 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Falls Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wellington (21%, 16 mi), Wichita (16%, 44 mi), Caldwell (15%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Falls 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 Falls Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Falls Township

Falls Township home →

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.