Wendell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Working from home is the commute for 41% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Employers in Wendell Township report 4 jobs for 15 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wendell Township for work; outside it, Colby is the main destination (40%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Wendell Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Wendell Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 people from Wendell Township work
Where Wendell Township clocks in
40% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Wendell Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wendell Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Wendell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wendell Township
of Wendell Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 41% 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 many miles Wendell 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.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Wendell Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wendell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Smith Township | 13% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lacey Township | under 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Rovohl Township | under 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Herl Township | under 7% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smith Township, Lacey Township, Rovohl Township, Jefferson Township and Herl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Smith Township. Darker towns draw more of Wendell 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wendell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wendell Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wendell Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wendell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colby (40%, 15 mi), Smith Township (13%, 7 mi), South Randall Township (13%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wendell 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 Wendell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wendell 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.