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Jobs & commute in White Mound Township

Work means Mankato for more than half of White Mound Township’s working residents

The Census job records count 11 working residents of White Mound Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in White Mound Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (55%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

White Mound Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

11live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night31
Workday20
31live here− 11head out to work+ 0come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in White Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of White Mound Township: the destinations

Mankato: 6 residents work here (55%)Beloit: 2 residents work here (18%)Wichita: 1 residents work here (9%)Overland Park: 1 residents work here (9%)Topeka: 1 residents work here (9%)White Mound TownshipBurr Oak TownshipHighland TownshipWhite Rock TownshipEsbon TownshipMankatoBeloitWichitaOverland ParkTopekaWhite Mound Township
1
Mankato13.7 mi away
55%6
2
Beloit33.3 mi away
18%2
3
Wichita162 mi away
9%1
4
Overland Park211.5 mi away
9%1
5
Topeka157.5 mi away
9%1
The top trips

Where White Mound Township clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from White Mound Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMankato: 55% · 13.7 miBeloit: 18% · 33.3 miWichita: 9% · 162 miOverland Park: 9% · 211.5 miTopeka: 9% · 157.5 miMankato 55%Beloit 18%Wichita 9%Overland Park 9%White Mound Township
White Mound TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
55%10–24 mi6 residents
18%25–50 mi2 residents
27%Over 50 mi3 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

How White Mound Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownWhite Mound Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
White Mound Township–————
White Rock Townshipunder 10%————
Burr Oak Townshipunder 10%——22 min—
Highland Townshipunder 10%————
Esbon Townshipunder 10%——14 min—

Same-state neighbors only. White Rock Township, Burr Oak Township, Highland Township and Esbon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of White Mound Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in White Mound Township: questions

Where do people who live in White Mound Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from White Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of White Mound Township

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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.