Photo: Bhall87 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Jobs and earnings in Waterville Township, and the trip to work
The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for <1% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. About one in seven stay in Waterville Township for work; outside it, Marysville is the main destination (26%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Waterville Township apart on work
About 18 minutes each way for Waterville Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waterville Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 427 commuters (the <1% 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.
Who works in Waterville Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 231 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Waterville Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Waterville Township work
Where Waterville Township clocks in
26% of workers
13% 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.
Waterville Township makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
291 jobs are based in Waterville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waterville Township, 2014 → 2024: 313 → 291. 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 Waterville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Waterville Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Waterville Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Blue Rapids City Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waterville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $72,500 |
| Barnes Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Blue Rapids City Township | 9% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cottage Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barnes Township, Walnut Township and Cottage Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Blue Rapids City Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waterville 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 Waterville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waterville Township?
$72,500 (±$15,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waterville Township?
6.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waterville Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waterville Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (26%, 11 mi), Waterville (13%, 1 mi), Blue Rapids City Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Waterville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waterville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waterville 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.