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Jobs & commute in Wellington Township

Wellington Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Employers in Wellington Township report 43 jobs, against 108 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wellington Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (30%, 30 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Wellington Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 108 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.

108live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
43work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night320
Workday260
320live here− 110head out to work+ 43come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Wellington Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.40jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Wellington Township goes to work

Oxford: 2 residents work here (2%)Towanda: 1 residents work here (1%)Dighton: 1 residents work here (1%)EllinwoodHarperRose HillOswegoAugusta: 2 residents work here (2%)IolaKechiWellington: 29 residents work here (27%)Derby: 3 residents work here (3%)Wichita: 32 residents work here (30%)Topeka: 4 residents work here (4%)Kansas City: 2 residents work here (2%)Jackson TownshipRiverside Township: 8 residents work here (7%)Osborne TownshipSeventy-Six TownshipWellington TownshipAvon TownshipWichitaWellingtonRiverside TownshipTopekaDerbyOxfordWellington Township
1
Wichita30.3 mi away
30%32
2
Wellington1.8 mi away
27%29
37%8
4
Topeka154.7 mi away
4%4
5
Derby23 mi away
3%3
6
Oxford14.1 mi away
2%2
7
Augusta39.3 mi away
2%2
8
Kansas City194.6 mi away
2%2
9
Towanda44 mi away
1%1
10
Dighton186.3 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%24
The top trips

Where Wellington Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

88% of the jobs in Wellington Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Wellington TownshipJobs Wellington Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms7%19%
Trade, transport & utilities77%22%
Services: health, schools, offices16%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month12%35%
Over $3,333 a month88%53%

Who does it

29 or younger12%31%
30 to 5465%46%
55 and older23%22%
−48%

Jobs based in Wellington Township, 2014 → 2024: 83 → 43. 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 Wellington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 21 minutes each way for Wellington Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
160 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Wellington Township21 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Wellington Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Wellington Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool

Share of the 128 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

Wellington Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWichita: 30% · 30.3 miWellington: 27% · 1.8 miRiverside Township: 7% · 24 miTopeka: 4% · 154.7 miDerby: 3% · 23 miOxford: 2% · 14.1 miAugusta: 2% · 39.3 miKansas City: 2% · 194.6 miTowanda: 1% · 44 miDighton: 1% · 186.3 miWichita 30%Wellington 27%Riverside Township 7%Topeka 4%Derby 3%Wellington Township
Wellington TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi29 residents
12%10–24 mi13 residents
41%25–50 mi44 residents
20%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 20% 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.

Next door

Work next door: 27% of Wellington Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownWellington Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Wellington Township–——21 min$192,765
Wellington27%C−B17 min$50,333
Avon Townshipunder 1%——21 min—
Jackson Townshipunder 1%————
Seventy-Six Townshipunder 1%——26 min—
Osborne Townshipunder 1%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Avon Township, Jackson Township, Seventy-Six Township and Osborne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Wellington. Darker towns draw more of Wellington Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Wellington Township: questions

What is the median household income in Wellington Township?

$192,765 (±$109,341) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Wellington Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Wellington Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Wellington Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (30%, 30 mi), Wellington (27%, 2 mi), Riverside Township (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Wellington 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 Wellington Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Wellington Township

Wellington Township home →

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.