Kanwaka Township has higher household incomes than 90% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. 2.5% of residents are in poverty, where Kansas as a whole has 11.3%. For jobs and income Kanwaka Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Kanwaka Township in brief
Kanwaka Township and Lawrence trade workers both ways
Lawrence is the top workplace for Kanwaka Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Kanwaka Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Kanwaka Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 29 minutes). 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 597 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Kanwaka Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.0%) is left out: Kanwaka Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Kanwaka Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
38% of working residents work in Lawrence
Where Kanwaka Township clocks in
38% 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.
Time on the road from Kanwaka Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kanwaka Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 558 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.
Who works in Kanwaka Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 583 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 182 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Kanwaka Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Kanwaka Township
196 jobs are based in Kanwaka Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kanwaka Township, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 196. 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 Kanwaka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kanwaka 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 Kanwaka Township: mostly by car
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 (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). 0.0% of Kanwaka Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kanwaka Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kanwaka Township is 150th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 148 | Laflin PA | 1,468 | $121K | 2.3% | 3.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 149 | Bel-Nor MO | 1,351 | $111K | 5.8% | 8.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 150 | Kanwaka Township KS | 1,493 | $126K | 2.5% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 151 | Concord WI | 1,964 | $108K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 152 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | 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 Kanwaka Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Bordering towns draw 38% of Kanwaka Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kanwaka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanwaka Township | – | A+ | D | 33 min | $125,938 |
| Lawrence | 38% | B+ | A | 20 min | $65,009 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lecompton Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $95,500 |
| Monmouth Township | under 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $106,143 |
| Tecumseh Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 22 min | $109,856 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lawrence. Darker towns draw more of Kanwaka 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 Kanwaka Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kanwaka Township?
$125,938 (±$2,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kanwaka Township?
2.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kanwaka Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kanwaka Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrence (38%, 8 mi), Topeka (8%, 16 mi), Overland Park (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kanwaka Township walkable?
Kanwaka Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kanwaka Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kanwaka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kanwaka 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.