Most of Ninnescah Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 6% stay in Ninnescah Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (19%, 27 miles). 162 jobs are based in Ninnescah Township for 347 working residents. For 5% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Ninnescah Township stands out on work
Ninnescah Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ninnescah Township is Wichita, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (65) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ninnescah Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 77 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 347 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Ninnescah Township commutes less than 21 miles
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Ninnescah Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ninnescah Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 378 commuters (the 5% 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.
Ninnescah Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 325 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Ninnescah Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Ninnescah Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ninnescah Township clocks in
19% of workers
14% of workers
8% 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 Ninnescah Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ninnescah Township, 2013 → 2023: 146 → 162. 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 Ninnescah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ninnescah Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ninnescah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninnescah Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $69,625 |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Gore Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $70,078 |
| Maple Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 32 min | $63,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township and Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Maple Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ninnescah Township?
$69,625 (±$9,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ninnescah Township?
12.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ninnescah Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ninnescah Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (19%, 27 mi), Winfield (14%, 10 mi), Riverside Township (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ninnescah Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ninnescah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ninnescah 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.