White Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
White Township has 37 jobs, against 161 working residents. Hardly any stay in White Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (29%, 40 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
White Township by day and by night
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in White Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 White Township ends
Where White Township clocks in
29% of workers
25% 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.
What White Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 37. 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 White Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from White Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 153 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.
The distance from White Township to work
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.
Next door is work for 25% of White Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $128,585 |
| Kingman | 25% | C− | B− | 19 min | $48,750 |
| Ninnescah Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Galesburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Roscoe Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hoosier Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ninnescah Township, Galesburg Township, Roscoe Township and Hoosier Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kingman. Darker towns draw more of White 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 White Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Township?
$128,585 (±$36,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Township?
1.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (29%, 40 mi), Kingman (25%, 4 mi), Hutchinson (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White 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.