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Jobs & commute in Valverde Township

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

Employers in Valverde Township report 4 jobs; 44 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Valverde Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (30%, 36 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Valverde Township by day

On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

44live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday64
100live here− 44head out to work+ 4come in to work= 64on a workday

About 64 people are in Valverde Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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 Valverde Township’s working residents head each day

Geuda Springs: 1 residents work here (2%)Andale: 1 residents work here (2%)Oxford: 2 residents work here (5%)Valley Center: 1 residents work here (2%)Wellington: 2 residents work here (5%)Hays: 1 residents work here (2%)El Dorado: 1 residents work here (2%)Winfield: 7 residents work here (16%)Wichita: 13 residents work here (30%)SapulpaWalton TownshipBeaver TownshipOxford TownshipPleasant Valley Township: 3 residents work here (7%)Valverde TownshipGreene TownshipWichitaWinfieldPleasant Valley TownshipOxfordWellingtonGeuda SpringsValverde Township
1
Wichita36.2 mi away
30%13
2
Winfield13.4 mi away
16%7
37%3
4
Oxford7 mi away
5%2
5
Wellington12.9 mi away
5%2
6
Geuda Springs5.6 mi away
2%1
7
Andale48.2 mi away
2%1
8
Valley Center46.1 mi away
2%1
9
Hays164.6 mi away
2%1
10
El Dorado48.3 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%12
The top trips

Where Valverde 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

75% of the jobs in Valverde Township make or build things

Jobs based in Valverde TownshipJobs Valverde Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms75%36%
Trade, transport & utilities25%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month100%59%

Who does it

29 or younger25%20%
30 to 5450%48%
55 and older25%32%
−20%

Jobs based in Valverde Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 4. 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 Valverde Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Valverde Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Valverde Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 23 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

Short hops and long hauls from Valverde Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWichita: 30% · 36.2 miWinfield: 16% · 13.4 miPleasant Valley Township: 7% · 12.4 miOxford: 5% · 7 miWellington: 5% · 12.9 miGeuda Springs: 2% · 5.6 miAndale: 2% · 48.2 miValley Center: 2% · 46.1 miHays: 2% · 164.6 miEl Dorado: 2% · 48.3 miWichita 30%Winfield 16%Pleasant Valley Township 7%Oxford 5%Wellington 5%Valverde Township
Valverde TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi7 residents
25%10–24 mi11 residents
41%25–50 mi18 residents
18%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 18% 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

Valverde Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Beaver Township15 min
Walton Township27 min
Oxford Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownValverde Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Valverde Township–———$74,375
Beaver Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Walton Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
Greene Townshipunder 3%————
Oxford Townshipunder 3%B−C−32 min$63,750

Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Township, Walton Township and Greene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Valverde 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 Valverde Township: questions

What is the median household income in Valverde Township?

$74,375 (±$11,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Valverde Township?

13.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Valverde Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (30%, 36 mi), Winfield (16%, 13 mi), Pleasant Valley Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Valverde Township

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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.