Work, pay and getting to work in Webster Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in Webster Township; the top destination outside it is Smith Center (36%, 12 miles). Webster Township has 14 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Webster Township by day and by night
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Webster Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Webster Township to work: where people go
Where Webster Township clocks in
36% of workers
21% 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.
Working from home in Webster Township
of Webster Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
The distance from Webster Township 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Webster Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Webster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Odessa Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Oak Township | under 8% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 8% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Crystal Plains Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Odessa Township, Oak Township, Lincoln Township and Crystal Plains Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Webster 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 Webster Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Webster Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Webster Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Smith Center (36%, 12 mi), Kensington (21%, 25 mi), Mission Woods (7%, 216 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Webster 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 Webster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Webster 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.