Work means Wichita for more than half of McConnell AFB’s working residents
The trip to work takes 8 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Jobs and income earn McConnell AFB B+; getting around on foot earns it B+. Hardly any work in McConnell AFB itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (51%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where McConnell AFB stands out on work
Most McConnell AFB residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from McConnell AFB are quick
The average trip to work takes 8 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind McConnell AFB’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, McConnell AFB is better than 74% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds McConnell AFB’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($72,639, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: McConnell AFB’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, McConnell AFB could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How far McConnell AFB’s workers travel
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
McConnell AFB’s commute takes about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McConnell AFB workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 918 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.
Who works in McConnell AFB, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 438 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 358 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places McConnell AFB commutes to
Where McConnell AFB clocks in
51% 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.
Services make up most of the work in McConnell AFB
359 jobs are based in McConnell AFB.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McConnell AFB, 2014 → 2024: 304 → 359. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McConnell AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in McConnell AFB is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, McConnell AFB is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 998 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 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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 McConnell AFB households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McConnell AFB’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600, McConnell AFB ranks 1,042nd of 5,921 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,040 | Russell MA | 1,637 | $109K | 6.3% | 1.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,041 | Little Falls Township MN | 1,710 | $108K | 4.6% | 1.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,042 | McConnell AFB KS | 1,907 | $73K | 6.6% | 4.2% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,043 | Riverview SC | 2,121 | $136K | 4.8% | 13.3% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,044 | Mount Wolf PA | 1,422 | $88K | 9.2% | 5.6% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 McConnell AFB, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
60% of McConnell AFB works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McConnell AFB workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell AFB | – | B+ | B+ | 8 min | $72,639 |
| Wichita | 51% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $64,620 |
| Riverside Township | 9% | B− | B− | 20 min | $66,669 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wichita. Darker towns draw more of McConnell AFB’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 2024, 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 McConnell AFB: questions
What is the median household income in McConnell AFB?
$72,639 (±$16,305) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McConnell AFB?
6.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McConnell AFB?
8 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McConnell AFB work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (51%, 6 mi), Riverside Township (9%, 4 mi), Derby (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is McConnell AFB walkable?
McConnell AFB is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McConnell AFB 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 McConnell AFB, from the people who make the trip.
More of McConnell AFB
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.