More than half of Walnut Township’s working residents commute to Fort Scott
The average commute takes 58 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any stay in Walnut Township for work; outside it, Fort Scott is the main destination (54%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walnut Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 79 people are in Walnut Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
The towns that employ Walnut Township’s residents
Where Walnut Township clocks in
54% 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.
A place that makes things: 64% of Walnut Township’s jobs are in goods
11 jobs are based in Walnut Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
Walnut Township’s commute takes about 58 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.4 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 50 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.
Half of Walnut Township commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Walnut Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | – | — | — | 58 min | $93,571 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $70,714 |
| Pawnee Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pawnee Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$93,571 (±$64,606) (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?
58 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?
0% work in town.
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.