Most of Vernon Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
43 jobs are based in Vernon Township for 178 working residents. Hardly any stay in Vernon Township for work; outside it, Winfield is the main destination (39%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 39 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Vernon Township
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Vernon Township’s working residents head each day
Where Vernon Township clocks in
39% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Vernon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 43. 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 Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Vernon Township’s commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 14% 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 Vernon Township goes to work
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 is work for 45% of Vernon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $52,386 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Winfield | 39% | C− | B− | 21 min | $56,656 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 32 min | $63,750 |
| Ninnescah Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walnut Township, Ninnescah Township, Beaver Township and Pleasant Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winfield. Darker towns draw more of Vernon 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$52,386 (±$11,197) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
21.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winfield (39%, 6 mi), Arkansas City (13%, 13 mi), Wichita (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vernon 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 Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon 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.