Walnut Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%). There are 2 jobs in Walnut Creek Township; 10 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Walnut Creek Township
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Walnut Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
20% of working residents work in Salina
Where Walnut Creek Township clocks in
10% 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.
What Walnut Creek Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 2. 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 Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Walnut Creek Township
of Walnut Creek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 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 Creek Township commutes less than 21 miles
About 30% 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.
20% of Walnut Creek Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Township | – | — | — | — | $160,536 |
| Glen Elder Township | 20% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Carr Creek Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey Creek Township | under 10% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Elder Township, Carr Creek Township and Turkey Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glen Elder Township. Darker towns draw more of Walnut Creek 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 Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Creek Township?
$160,536 (±$40,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Walnut Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (20%, 57 mi), Glen Elder Township (20%, 7 mi), Natoma (10%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Walnut Creek 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 Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut Creek 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.