About two in five of Gore Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
For jobs and income Gore Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers (Kansas 12%). Only 5% work in Gore Township itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (40%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Gore Township: the gist
40% of Gore Township works in Wichita
339 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Wichita, 20 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Gore Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Gore Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Gore Township fell from 1,811 in 2013 to 711 in 2023, −61%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Gore Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 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 839 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Gore Township’s grade
Job access by car holds Gore Township’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($70,078, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (7.2%) is left out: Gore 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, Gore Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The towns that employ Gore Township’s residents
Where Gore Township clocks in
40% of workers
9% 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.
What work there is in Gore Township: 711 jobs
711 jobs are based in Gore Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gore Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,811 → 711. 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 Gore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Gore Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gore Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 650 commuters (the 2% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Gore Township
On a workday 795 residents head out to work, 44 work right here, and 667 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
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 from Gore Township, by distance
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 Gore Township: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.4% across Kansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 664 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 12.0% of Gore Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gore Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Gore Township comes 1,846th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 46 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,844 | Shepherdstown WV | 1,522 | $64K | 6.2% | 11.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,845 | Robb Township IN | 1,748 | $59K | 6.6% | 2.1% | 7% | B |
| 1,846 | Gore Township KS | 1,970 | $70K | 9.1% | 7.2% | 5% | B |
| 1,847 | Ely Township MI | 1,939 | $100K | 5.0% | 2.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,848 | Sodus Township MI | 1,977 | $78K | 7.4% | 4.9% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Gore Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work in the towns next to Gore Township
The biggest share goes to Mulvane (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Township | – | B | C− | 26 min | $70,078 |
| Palestine Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Belle Plaine Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 31 min | $91,250 |
| Maple Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Ninnescah Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Rockford Township | 1% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $87,432 |
| Mulvane | 7% | B− | C− | 20 min | $74,039 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 32 min | $63,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Palestine Township and Ninnescah Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Maple Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gore 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 Gore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gore Township?
$70,078 (±$48,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gore Township?
9.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gore Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gore Township work?
5% work in town.
Is Gore Township walkable?
Gore Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gore 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.