Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Morton Township (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
Morton Township grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven stay in Morton Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (39%, 22 miles). The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Morton Township in brief
Morton Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Morton Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Morton Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Morton Township’s 25-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 30 to 40 minutes. Next door ↓
Morton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
The figures behind Morton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morton Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #40 of 151 in Kansas. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morton Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Out of Morton Township to work: where people go
Where Morton Township clocks in
39% 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 daily trip from Morton Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,138 commuters (the 9% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Morton Township
On a workday 1,090 residents head out to work, 203 work right here, and 511 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Morton Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
Inside Morton Township’s 714 jobs
714 jobs are based in Morton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morton Township, 2014 → 2024: 606 → 714. 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 Morton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Morton Township to work
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.
For most of Morton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morton Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #48 of 151 in Kansas. Both inputs place Morton Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,257 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 8.8% of Morton Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Morton Township is 865th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 863 | Gray Summit MO | 2,991 | $66K | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1% | A− |
| 864 | Montgomery Township IL | 2,465 | $102K | 9.6% | 2.0% | 16% | A− |
| 865 | Morton Township KS | 2,819 | $84K | 6.4% | 1.5% | 16% | A− |
| 866 | Rhine WI | 2,123 | $99K | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3% | A− |
| 867 | Sea Isle City NJ | 2,114 | $108K | 5.4% | 7.1% | 21% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 Morton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
How Morton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | – | A− | B+ | 25 min | $84,318 |
| Vinita Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Erie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Afton Township | under 2% | A | D− | 30 min | $132,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vinita Township, Grand River Township and Erie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morton 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 Morton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morton Township?
$84,318 (±$9,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morton Township?
6.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morton Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morton Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (39%, 22 mi), Cheney (15%, 2 mi), Goddard (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Morton Township walkable?
Morton Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morton 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.