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Jobs & commute in Morris Township

Morris Township at work: jobs, income and the commute

No jobs are based in Morris Township in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Hardly any work in Morris Township itself; outside it, Caldwell draws the most (29%, 12 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Morris Township

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night21
Workday7
21live here− 14head out to work+ 0come in to work= 7on a workday

About 7 people are in Morris Township on a workday afternoon, 67% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where Morris Township goes to work

Caldwell: 4 residents work here (29%)Augusta: 1 residents work here (7%)Mulvane: 1 residents work here (7%)Wellington: 2 residents work here (14%)Wichita: 3 residents work here (21%)Waco Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Morris TownshipDixon TownshipBelle Plaine Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Township 4Gore Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Bluff TownshipChikaskia TownshipCaldwellWichitaWellingtonAugustaMulvaneWaco TownshipMorris Township
1
Caldwell12 mi away
29%4
2
Wichita42.1 mi away
21%3
3
Wellington20.2 mi away
14%2
4
Augusta56 mi away
7%1
5
Mulvane35.3 mi away
7%1
6
Waco Township34.4 mi away
7%1
77%1
8
Gore Township35.4 mi away
7%1
The top trips

Where Morris 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Morris Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Morris Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Walk

Share of the 10 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

How far it is to work from Morris Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miCaldwell: 29% · 12 miWichita: 21% · 42.1 miWellington: 14% · 20.2 miAugusta: 7% · 56 miMulvane: 7% · 35.3 miWaco Township: 7% · 34.4 miBelle Plaine Township: 7% · 30.6 miGore Township: 7% · 35.4 miCaldwell 29%Wichita 21%Wellington 14%Augusta 7%Mulvane 7%Morris Township
Morris TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi1 residents
36%10–24 mi5 residents
50%25–50 mi7 residents
7%Over 50 mi1 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

Around Morris Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownMorris Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Morris Township–———$141,875
Chikaskia Townshipunder 8%————
Dixon Townshipunder 8%——33 min—
Bluff Townshipunder 8%——33 min—
Township 4under 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Chikaskia Township, Dixon Township, Bluff Township and Township 4: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Morris 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 Morris Township: questions

What is the median household income in Morris Township?

$141,875 (±$47,513) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Morris Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Morris Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caldwell (29%, 12 mi), Wichita (21%, 42 mi), Wellington (14%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Morris Township

Morris 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.