Macon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. There are 23 jobs in Macon Township for 211 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 17% of workers; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Macon Township, in brief
Macon Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Macon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Macon Township has about 310 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Macon Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Macon Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Macon Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Macon Township
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Macon Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
22% of working residents work in Wichita
Where Macon Township clocks in
22% of workers
22% of workers
11% 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.
70% of the jobs in Macon Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Macon Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 23. 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 Macon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way, about the KS average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Macon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 17% 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 Macon Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Macon Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Macon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $100,690 |
| Newton | 22% | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $68,885 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $90,313 |
| Halstead Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Emma Township | under 2% | B | B | 18 min | $75,266 |
Same-state neighbors only. Halstead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newton. Darker towns draw more of Macon 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 Macon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Macon Township?
$100,690 (±$41,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Macon Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Macon Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Macon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (22%, 25 mi), Newton (22%, 5 mi), Hesston (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Macon 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 Macon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Macon 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.