Wilcox School-District 29 & District 14 (Additional Documentation) · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Unemployment in WaKeeney Township (1.2%) is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. For jobs and income WaKeeney Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−). About half stay in WaKeeney Township for work; outside it, WaKeeney is the main destination (42%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in WaKeeney Township
WaKeeney Township and WaKeeney trade workers both ways
WaKeeney is the top workplace for WaKeeney Township residents (42%) and also where the most people who work in WaKeeney Township come from (39% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in WaKeeney Township go to people who live here
Of the 897 jobs based in WaKeeney Township, 46% are held by WaKeeney Township residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Commutes from WaKeeney Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 891 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind WaKeeney Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds WaKeeney Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, WaKeeney Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Where the trip to work from WaKeeney Township ends
Where WaKeeney Township clocks in
2% 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.
Who works in WaKeeney Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 481 residents head out to work, 410 work right here, and 487 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from WaKeeney Township: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of WaKeeney Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 985 commuters (the 12% 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.
The kinds of work in WaKeeney Township
897 jobs are based in WaKeeney Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in WaKeeney Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,076 → 897. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs WaKeeney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from WaKeeney Township
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around WaKeeney Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,115 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of WaKeeney Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of WaKeeney Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, WaKeeney Township comes 1,616th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 40 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,614 | St. Paul NE | 2,416 | $62K | 3.9% | 1.0% | 23% | B |
| 1,615 | Cedar Point NC | 1,825 | $99K | 5.4% | 2.8% | 4% | B |
| 1,616 | WaKeeney Township KS | 2,112 | $80K | 6.2% | 1.2% | 46% | B |
| 1,617 | Tuscola Township MI | 1,921 | $73K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,618 | Clay Township OH | 1,518 | $69K | 0.5% | 2.8% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of WaKeeney Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
WaKeeney Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | WaKeeney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaKeeney Township | – | B | B− | 14 min | $80,417 |
| Ogallah Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Collyer Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Happy Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Waring Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Nevada Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ogallah Township, Collyer Township, Happy Township, Waring Township and Nevada Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of WaKeeney 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 2024, 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 WaKeeney Township: questions
What is the median household income in WaKeeney Township?
$80,417 (±$21,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in WaKeeney Township?
6.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from WaKeeney Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in WaKeeney Township work?
46% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are WaKeeney (42%, 7 mi), Hays (12%, 29 mi), Quinter (2%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is WaKeeney Township walkable?
WaKeeney Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around WaKeeney Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from WaKeeney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of WaKeeney Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.