Households in Wea Township have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Wea Township; the top destination outside it is Overland Park (18%, 15 miles). 2.0% of residents are in poverty (Kansas 11.3%). The two grades for Wea Township are A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wea Township, in a few figures
Wea Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Wea Township makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Wea Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wea Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
Wea Township is a place people come home to
There are 316 jobs based in Wea Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wea Township has about 1,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Wea Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Wea Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Wea Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Wea Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.8%) is left out: Wea Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wea Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Wea Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wea Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 698 commuters (the 18% 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.
A place that makes things: 49% of Wea Township’s jobs are in goods
316 jobs are based in Wea Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wea Township, 2013 → 2023: 298 → 316. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wea Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Wea Township
On a workday 1,154 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 300 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Wea Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.27 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 Wea Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wea Township clocks in
8% 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.
How many miles Wea Township commutes
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.
Driving is how Wea Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wea Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Wea Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 851 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Wea Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wea Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Wea Township ranks: 105th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 45 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | New Britain PA | 2,799 | $125K | 4.6% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 104 | Richland Township KS | 2,161 | $119K | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 105 | Wea Township KS | 2,089 | $133K | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 106 | Vienna WI | 1,597 | $140K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 107 | Empire WI | 2,790 | $125K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Wea Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work in the towns next to Wea Township
The biggest share goes to Louisburg (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wea Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wea Township | – | A+ | D | 33 min | $132,500 |
| Louisburg | 6% | B− | B+ | 28 min | $68,824 |
| Ten Mile Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $121,875 |
| Middle Creek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 34 min | $136,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wea 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 Wea Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wea Township?
$132,500 (±$34,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wea Township?
2.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wea Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wea Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Overland Park (18%, 15 mi), Olathe (10%, 17 mi), Lenexa (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wea Township walkable?
Wea Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wea Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wea Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wea 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.