Most of Wells Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
8% of workers work from home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Employers in Wells Township report 3 jobs for 44 working residents. Hardly any work in Wells Township itself; outside it, Frankfort draws the most (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Wells Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Wells Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
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 Wells Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wells Township clocks in
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Wells Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wells Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Wells Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wells Township
of Wells Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wells Township
About 33% 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.
The towns around Wells Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wells Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Township | – | — | — | — | $120,600 |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Bigelow Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Vermillion Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Blue Rapids City Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Bigelow Township and Vermillion 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 Wells 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 Wells Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wells Township?
$120,600 (±$9,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wells Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wells Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (14%, 6 mi), Beattie (7%, 13 mi), Marysville (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wells 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 Wells Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wells 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.