West Cherry Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in West Cherry Township; the top destination outside it is Independence (31%, 6 miles). West Cherry Township has 29 jobs for 111 working residents. Home is the office for 33% of workers; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in West Cherry Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in West Cherry Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from West Cherry Township ends
Where West Cherry Township clocks in
31% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in West Cherry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Cherry Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 29. 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 West Cherry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from West Cherry Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Cherry Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 33% 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.
Miles to work from West Cherry Township
About 27% 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 West Cherry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Cherry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cherry Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $59,500 |
| Sycamore Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Cherry Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Drum Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sycamore Township: not graded. Cherry Township and Drum Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Cherry 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 West Cherry Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Cherry Township?
$59,500 (±$33,105) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Cherry Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Cherry Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Cherry Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Independence (31%, 6 mi), Neodesha (6%, 8 mi), Chanute (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Cherry 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 West Cherry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Cherry 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.