Most of Guelph Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
21 jobs are based in Guelph Township; 67 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Guelph Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (22%, 43 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Guelph Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Guelph Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The towns that employ Guelph Township’s residents
Where Guelph Township clocks in
22% 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.
Most jobs in Guelph Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Guelph Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 21. 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 Guelph Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Guelph Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Guelph Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 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.
How far Guelph Township’s workers travel
About 19% 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.
Around Guelph Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Guelph Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guelph Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $46,563 |
| South Haven Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Walton Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greene Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Haven Township, Walton Township and Greene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Guelph 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 Guelph Township: questions
What is the median household income in Guelph Township?
$46,563 (±$6,212) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Guelph Township?
4.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Guelph Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Guelph Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (22%, 43 mi), Winfield (9%, 22 mi), Wellington (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Guelph 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 Guelph Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Guelph 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.