White Rock Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Hardly any work in White Rock Township itself; outside it, Kensington draws the most (13%, 26 miles). The Census job records count 15 working residents of White Rock Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of White Rock Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in White Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
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.
Commuting out of White Rock Township: the destinations
Where White Rock Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in White Rock Township
of White Rock Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from White Rock Township
About 33% 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.
White Rock Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Oak Township | under 7% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| White Mound Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Cora Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Township, White Mound Township, Cora Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Rock 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 White Rock Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in White Rock Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in White Rock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kensington (13%, 26 mi), Smith Center (13%, 14 mi), Phillipsburg (13%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around White Rock 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 White Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Rock 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.