West Washington Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in West Washington Township report 2 jobs, against 46 working residents. Hardly any work in West Washington Township; the top destination outside it is Sterling (35%, 7 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Washington Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in West Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where West Washington Township goes to work
Where West Washington 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of West Washington Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 2. 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 West Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from West Washington Township takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Washington Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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.
Miles to work from West Washington Township
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.
West Washington Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Washington Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $81,458 |
| East Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | B | D− | 21 min | $85,263 |
| Sterling Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Washington Township and Sterling Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Washington 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in West Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Washington Township?
$81,458 (±$22,479) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Washington Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Washington Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Washington Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling (35%, 7 mi), Lyons (13%, 12 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Washington 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 Washington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Washington Township
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.