Clark-Robidoux House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Sharon Springs draws about half of Wallace Township’s working residents
Only 2% work in Wallace Township; the top destination outside it is Sharon Springs (48%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Working residents average 34 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Wallace Township
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Wallace Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Wallace Township work
Where Wallace Township clocks in
48% 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.
Goods jobs make up 77% of work in Wallace Township
13 jobs are based in Wallace Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wallace Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 13. 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 Wallace Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Wallace Township takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wallace Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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.
The distance from Wallace Township to work
About 15% 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 to Wallace Township
The biggest share goes to Sharon Springs Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wallace Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Township | – | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Sharon Springs Township | 6% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Western Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| McAllaster Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sharon Springs Township, Western Township, Harrison Township and McAllaster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wallace 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 Wallace Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wallace Township?
24.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wallace Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wallace Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Wallace 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 Wallace Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wallace 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.