Fewer people are out of work in Kechi (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Kechi itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (64%, 8 miles). Kechi grades A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Kechi is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kechi
Much of Kechi works one town over
67% of working residents work in a town that borders Kechi: Wichita (64%) and Park City (3%). Next door ↓
Kechi makes and builds things
58% of the jobs based in Kechi are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Kechi residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Kechi
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kechi is better than 98% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kechi could be anywhere from A to A+.
Goods jobs make up 58% of work in Kechi
385 jobs are based in Kechi.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kechi, 2013 → 2023: 331 → 385. 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 Kechi’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Kechi for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,033 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 383 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Kechi on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Where Kechi’s working residents head each day
Where Kechi clocks in
64% of workers
3% 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 Kechi: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kechi workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,319 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Kechi works
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.
Most of Kechi commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kechi is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kechi near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,436 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 2.2% of Kechi households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kechi’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Kechi ranks: 85th of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Verona WI | 2,092 | $150K | 2.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 84 | Bull Run Mountain Estates VA | 1,827 | $250K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 85 | Kechi KS | 2,375 | $113K | 3.2% | 0.9% | <1% | A+ |
| 86 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 87 | Hopewell NJ | 1,944 | $145K | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | 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 Kechi, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work next door: 67% of Kechi’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kechi workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kechi | – | A+ | C+ | 19 min | $113,125 |
| Park City | 3% | B+ | B+ | 21 min | $74,301 |
| Kechi Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 21 min | $77,764 |
| Bel Aire | under 2% | A− | C+ | 20 min | $97,795 |
| Wichita | 64% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $64,620 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wichita. Darker towns draw more of Kechi’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 Kechi: questions
What is the median household income in Kechi?
$113,125 (±$16,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kechi?
3.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kechi?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kechi work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (64%, 8 mi), Waco Township (4%, 16 mi), Riverside Township (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kechi walkable?
Kechi is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kechi without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kechi, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kechi
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.