Springdale Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
At home: 18% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Employers in Springdale Township report 52 jobs; 292 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Springdale Township itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (39%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Springdale Township in brief
39% of Springdale Township works in Wichita
113 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Wichita, 29 miles away. That’s 39 times as many as work in Springdale Township itself. The commute map ↓
Springdale Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Springdale Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springdale Township has about 450 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springdale Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Springdale Township work
Where Springdale 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.
In and out of Springdale Township on a workday
On a workday 288 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Springdale Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
About 26 minutes each way for Springdale Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 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.
Jobs in Springdale Township: what the 52 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale Township, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 52. 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 Springdale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Springdale Township commutes less than 26 miles
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.
The towns around Springdale Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $121,250 |
| Ryan Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Conway Township | under 2% | B− | B | 27 min | $73,771 |
| Sumner Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ryan Township, Sumner Township and Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springdale 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 Springdale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springdale Township?
$121,250 (±$55,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale Township?
4.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (39%, 29 mi), Conway Springs (7%, 3 mi), Wellington (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springdale Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springdale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springdale 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.