For more than half of its working residents, Waco Township is a commute to Wichita
A typical one-way commute from Waco Township lasts 18 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). 4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Only 6% work in Waco Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (59%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Waco Township at work: what stands out
Waco Township fills up on a workday
Waco Township has 10,084 jobs, 36.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 10,000 people are in town, 16 times the 660 who live here. Day and night ↓
Waco Township makes and builds things
94% of the jobs based in Waco Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Waco Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
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 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Waco Township by day and by night
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 10,068 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Waco Township on a workday afternoon, 1493% more than live here.
36.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 94% of work in Waco Township
10,084 jobs are based in Waco Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waco Township, 2013 → 2023: 880 → 10,084. 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 Waco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Waco Township’s workforce comes from
Where Waco Township clocks in
59% of workers
4% 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.
How long Waco Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waco Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 557 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Waco Township
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.
Bordering towns draw 63% of Waco Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $85,446 |
| Wichita | 59% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $64,620 |
| Ohio Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 26 min | $157,885 |
| Riverside Township | 4% | B− | B− | 20 min | $66,669 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wichita. Darker towns draw more of Waco 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 Waco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waco Township?
$85,446 (±$54,727) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waco Township?
13.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waco Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waco Township work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Waco 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 Waco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waco 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.