About half of Waring Township’s working residents commute to Ness City
There are 3 jobs in Waring Township, and 22 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any stay in Waring Township for work; outside it, Ness City is the main destination (50%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Waring Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Waring Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
Where Waring Township’s working residents head each day
Where Waring Township clocks in
50% 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.
100% of the jobs in Waring Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Waring Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Waring Township
of Waring Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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.
How far it is to work from Waring Township
About 27% 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.
Waring Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nevada Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waring Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waring Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bazine Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Ogallah Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Hampton-Fairview Township | under 5% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Nevada Township | 9% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| WaKeeney Township | under 5% | B | B− | 14 min | $80,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bazine Township, Ogallah Township, Hampton-Fairview Township and Nevada Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waring 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 Waring Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Waring Township?
24.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Waring Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Waring 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 Waring Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waring 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.