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Jobs & commute in Omnia Township

Most of Omnia Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). There are 8 jobs in Omnia Township, against 108 working residents. Hardly any work in Omnia Township itself; outside it, Winfield draws the most (31%, 18 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Omnia Township

On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

107live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday160
260live here− 110head out to work+ 7come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Omnia Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 Omnia Township’s working residents head each day

AtlantaBurden: 3 residents work here (3%)AugustaArkansas City: 7 residents work here (6%)Winfield: 34 residents work here (31%)Dodge City: 3 residents work here (3%)Lawrence: 2 residents work here (2%)Wichita: 10 residents work here (9%)Overland Park: 2 residents work here (2%)Downs TownshipRichland TownshipHarvey TownshipClay TownshipOmnia TownshipSheridan TownshipPalestine TownshipSpring Creek Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Pleasant Valley Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Silver Creek TownshipTisdale Township: 3 residents work here (3%)WinfieldWichitaArkansas CityPleasant Valley TownshipBurdenDodge CityOmnia Township
1
Winfield17.6 mi away
31%34
2
Wichita36.4 mi away
9%10
3
Arkansas City28.9 mi away
6%7
5
Burden8.2 mi away
3%3
6
Dodge City179.3 mi away
3%3
73%3
8
Tisdale Township12.9 mi away
3%3
9
Lawrence133.3 mi away
2%2
10
Overland Park151.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%37
The top trips

Where Omnia 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 63% of the jobs in Omnia Township

Jobs based in Omnia TownshipJobs Omnia Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms63%26%
Trade, transport & utilities13%14%
Services: health, schools, offices25%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less75%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%34%
Over $3,333 a month13%50%

Who does it

29 or younger50%16%
30 to 5425%54%
55 and older25%31%
−89%

Jobs based in Omnia Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 8. 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 Omnia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 45 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas

A year of commuting
344 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Omnia Township45 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

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

About 1 in 10
How Omnia Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
2%Carpool
2%Walk
7%Other

Share of the 84 commuters (the 6% 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

Omnia Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinfield: 31% · 17.6 miWichita: 9% · 36.4 miArkansas City: 6% · 28.9 miPleasant Valley Township: 4% · 22 miBurden: 3% · 8.2 miDodge City: 3% · 179.3 miSpring Creek Township: 3% · 25.7 miTisdale Township: 3% · 12.9 miLawrence: 2% · 133.3 miOverland Park: 2% · 151.2 miWinfield 31%Wichita 9%Arkansas City 6%Pleasant Valley Township 4%Burden 3%Omnia Township
Omnia TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi4 residents
42%10–24 mi44 residents
31%25–50 mi33 residents
24%Over 50 mi25 residents

About 24% 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.

Next door

Omnia Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Clay Township21 min
Silver Creek Township25 min
Richland Township34 min
Omnia Township45 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownOmnia Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Omnia Township–——45 min$61,750
Richland Townshipunder 2%——34 min—
Silver Creek Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Harvey Townshipunder 2%————
Clay Townshipunder 2%——21 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township, Silver Creek Township, Harvey Township and Clay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Omnia 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 Omnia Township: questions

What is the median household income in Omnia Township?

$61,750 (±$8,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Omnia Township?

12.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Omnia Township?

45 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Omnia Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winfield (31%, 18 mi), Wichita (9%, 36 mi), Arkansas City (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Omnia Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Omnia Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Omnia Township

Omnia 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.