Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainHousehold incomes in Minneha Township top those of 94% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Minneha Township itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (66%, 10 miles). 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Kansas as a whole has 11.3%. The two grades for Minneha Township are A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Minneha Township, in brief
More than half of Minneha Township works in Wichita
922 working residents, 66%, have their main job in Wichita, 9.5 miles away across the town line. That’s 66 times as many as work in Minneha Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Minneha Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Minneha Township fell from 3,993 in 2014 to 610 in 2024, −85%. 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 ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Minneha Township
70% of Minneha Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Minneha Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Minneha Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Many jobs in Minneha Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Minneha Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 35% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
Minneha Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Minneha Township is among the top U.S. towns, #5 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Minneha Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Minneha Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where the trip to work from Minneha Township ends
Where Minneha Township clocks in
66% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Minneha Township
610 jobs are based in Minneha Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minneha Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,993 → 610. 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 Minneha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Minneha Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Minneha Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,376 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 593 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Minneha Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.44 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 18 minutes to work from Minneha Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minneha Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,225 commuters (the 18% 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.
Driving is how Minneha Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Minneha Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #107 of 151 in Kansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.4% across Kansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,501 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 25% 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 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 0.2% of Minneha Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Minneha Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Minneha Township is 67th among 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Fairway KS | 4,181 | $153K | 3.1% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 66 | Barton Creek TX | 3,440 | $204K | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 67 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 69 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 147 | Sherman Township KS | 2,920 | $127K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Minneha Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work next door: 68% of Minneha Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minneha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneha Township | – | A+ | C+ | 18 min | $143,462 |
| Wichita | 66% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $64,620 |
| Eastborough | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Gypsum Township | under 1% | A− | B− | 20 min | $77,124 |
| Andover | 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $104,787 |
| Bruno Township | under 1% | A | C+ | 22 min | $103,138 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eastborough: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wichita. Darker towns draw more of Minneha 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 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 Minneha Township: questions
What is the median household income in Minneha Township?
$143,462 (±$35,653) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minneha Township?
2.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minneha Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minneha Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (66%, 10 mi), Riverside Township (4%, 10 mi), Waco Township (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Minneha Township walkable?
Minneha Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Minneha Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minneha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minneha Township
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.