Wichita draws about half of Walnut Township’s working residents
For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Hardly any work in Walnut Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (45%, 20 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Walnut Township in brief
Nearly half of Walnut Township works in Wichita
121 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Wichita, 20 miles away. That’s 45 times as many as work in Walnut Township itself. The commute map ↓
Walnut Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 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 460 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Walnut Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Walnut Township work
Where Walnut Township clocks in
45% of workers
7% 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 commutes out of Walnut Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Walnut Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.17 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Walnut Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 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 619 commuters (the 6% 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Walnut Township
45 jobs are based in Walnut Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Township, 2014 → 2024: 35 → 45. 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 Walnut Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Walnut Township, by distance
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 2024.
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
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $103,375 |
| Douglass Township | under 2% | B− | D | 29 min | $82,708 |
| Augusta Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $84,250 |
| Bloomington Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | 2% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $113,177 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomington 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 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 Walnut Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Township?
$103,375 (±$50,990) (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?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Walnut Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 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.