St. Patrick's Catholic Church · Photo: Patricia DuBose Duncan · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Walnut Township works elsewhere
There are 34 jobs in Walnut Township, against 200 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 46 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Walnut Township in brief
Walnut Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 199 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Walnut Township and Atchison trade workers both ways
Atchison is the top workplace for Walnut Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Walnut Township come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Walnut Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Walnut Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walnut Township has about 220 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 46 minutes in Walnut Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnut Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 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.
27% of working residents work in Atchison
Where Walnut Township clocks in
6% 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.
Walnut Township by day and by night
On a workday 195 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Walnut Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
In Walnut Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 34. 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 Walnut Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Walnut Township commutes less than 23 miles
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.
Walnut Township and its neighbors: 27% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $111,094 |
| Atchison | 27% | C− | A− | 18 min | $54,474 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Kickapoo Township | under 3% | B | D− | 25 min | $87,108 |
| Easton Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $64,712 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Atchison. Darker towns draw more of Walnut 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 Walnut Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Township?
$111,094 (±$52,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atchison (27%, 8 mi), St. Joseph (6%, 24 mi), Topeka (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut 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 Walnut Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut 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.