Households in Milton Township have lower incomes than those in 82% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Milton Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (B). The poverty rate is 6.7% (Kansas 11.3%). About one in ten stay in Milton Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (33%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Milton Township in brief
Milton Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Milton Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Milton Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Milton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Milton Township fell from 394 in 2013 to 253 in 2023, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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; with 385 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Milton Township
The poverty rate holds Milton Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($54,323, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Milton 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, Milton Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Where Milton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Milton Township clocks in
33% 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.
What the 253 jobs in Milton Township are
253 jobs are based in Milton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milton Township, 2013 → 2023: 394 → 253. 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 Milton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Milton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 900 people are in Milton Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
About 23 minutes to work from Milton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 495 commuters (the 12% 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 Milton Township 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.
Few in Milton Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 565 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Milton Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Milton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Milton Township is 1,178th among 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | Delaware Township KS | 1,121 | $119K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Payne Township KS | 1,375 | $104K | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,176 | Palmyra Township PA | 1,257 | $72K | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4% | B− |
| 1,177 | Cannonsburg KY | 1,129 | $76K | 11.4% | 10.3% | 2% | B− |
| 1,178 | Milton Township KS | 1,034 | $54K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | B− |
| 1,179 | Portage Township OH | 1,202 | $85K | 11.9% | 2.4% | 10% | B− |
| 1,180 | Shoreham VT | 1,284 | $94K | 8.3% | 0.4% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Milton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Milton Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Whitewater (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Township | – | B− | B | 23 min | $54,323 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Plum Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Murdock Township | 4% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Fairmount Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Whitewater | 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township, Plum Grove Township, Murdock Township, Fairmount Township and Whitewater: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milton 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 Milton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Milton Township?
$54,323 (±$26,646) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milton Township?
6.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milton Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (33%, 23 mi), El Dorado (9%, 15 mi), Whitewater (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Milton Township walkable?
Milton Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milton 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.