Walnut Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). Walnut Township has 56 jobs, against 219 working residents. Hardly any work in Walnut Township itself; outside it, Winfield draws the most (28%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walnut Township at work: what stands out
Walnut Township and Winfield trade workers both ways
Winfield is the top workplace for Walnut Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Walnut Township come from (41% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Walnut Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Walnut Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walnut Township has about 470 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Walnut 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, and quicker than any town next door (17 to 39 minutes). 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 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Walnut Township ends
Where Walnut Township clocks in
28% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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 Walnut Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Walnut Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Walnut Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 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 396 commuters (the 2% 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.
Goods jobs make up 39% of work in Walnut Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Township, 2014 → 2024: 47 → 56. 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.
How far Walnut Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
The towns next door employ 30% of Walnut Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $93,750 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Winfield | 28% | C− | B− | 21 min | $56,656 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Tisdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vernon Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Tisdale Township, Fairview Township, Salem Township and Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winfield. 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?
$93,750 (±$69,380) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Township?
3.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winfield (28%, 1 mi), Arkansas City (14%, 13 mi), Wichita (9%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Walnut Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.