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Jobs & commute in Kendall Township

Most of Kendall Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Kendall Township has 1 jobs, against 23 working residents. Hardly any stay in Kendall Township for work; outside it, Syracuse is the main destination (35%, 12 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.

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

Day and night

Who leaves Kendall Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night72
Workday50
72live here− 23head out to work+ 1come in to work= 50on a workday

About 50 people are in Kendall Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs 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

The towns that employ Kendall Township’s residents

Coolidge: 1 residents work here (4%)Syracuse: 8 residents work here (35%)Garden City: 1 residents work here (4%)Wichita: 1 residents work here (4%)Hooker: 1 residents work here (4%)Bear Creek Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Baker Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Hartland TownshipKendall TownshipBig Bow: 1 residents work here (4%)SyracuseCoolidgeGarden CityWichitaHookerBear Creek TownshipKendall Township
1
Syracuse12.5 mi away
35%8
2
Coolidge22.8 mi away
4%1
3
Garden City40.4 mi away
4%1
4
Wichita232.5 mi away
4%1
5
Hooker, OK83.4 mi away
4%1
64%1
7
Baker Township100.4 mi away
4%1
8
Big Bow32.6 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%8
The top trips

Where Kendall 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

100% of the jobs in Kendall Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Kendall TownshipJobs Kendall Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%43%
Trade, transport & utilities100%26%
Services: health, schools, offices0%30%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%22%
Over $3,333 a month100%61%

Who does it

29 or younger100%30%
30 to 540%39%
55 and older0%30%
−88%

Jobs based in Kendall Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 1. 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 Kendall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Kendall Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Kendall Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 1 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

Kendall Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSyracuse: 35% · 12.5 miCoolidge: 4% · 22.8 miGarden City: 4% · 40.4 miWichita: 4% · 232.5 miHooker: 4% · 83.4 miBear Creek Township: 4% · 22.9 miBaker Township: 4% · 100.4 miBig Bow: 4% · 32.6 miSyracuse 35%Coolidge 4%Wichita 4%Hooker 4%Kendall Township
Kendall TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi6 residents
41%10–24 mi9 residents
18%25–50 mi4 residents
14%Over 50 mi3 residents

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

Next door to Kendall Township

Hartland Township: few work hereHartland TownshipKendall Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownKendall Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kendall Township–————
Hartland Townshipunder 5%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Kendall 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 Kendall Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Kendall Township?

35.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Kendall Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (35%, 12 mi), Coolidge (4%, 23 mi), Garden City (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Kendall Township

Kendall 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.