Wheatland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Wheatland Township itself; outside it, Russell draws the most (25%, 16 miles). 3 jobs are based in Wheatland Township, and 16 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Wheatland Township on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Wheatland Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Wheatland Township work
Where Wheatland Township clocks in
25% of workers
13% 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: 100% of the jobs in Wheatland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Wheatland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wheatland Township
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.
Around Wheatland Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | under 7% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Albion Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Fairview Township and Albion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wheatland Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wheatland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Russell (25%, 16 mi), Pawnee Township (19%, 34 mi), Great Bend (13%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatland 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.