With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Wilburn Township works elsewhere
Employers in Wilburn Township report 13 jobs, against 25 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wilburn Township for work; outside it, Bucklin is the main destination (24%, 26 miles). Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; the Kansas average is 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Wilburn Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Wilburn Township on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Commuting out of Wilburn Township: the destinations
Where Wilburn Township clocks in
24% of workers
24% of workers
8% 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.
54% of the jobs in Wilburn Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilburn Township, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 13. 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 Wilburn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Wilburn Township, about 15 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilburn Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Wilburn Township commutes less than 31 miles
About 40% 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.
Around Wilburn Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilburn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburn Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $78,750 |
| Concord Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bloom Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| East Hess Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Concord Township, Bloom Township and East Hess Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilburn 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 Wilburn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilburn Township?
$78,750 (±$67,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilburn Township?
7.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilburn Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilburn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bucklin (24%, 26 mi), Dodge City (24%, 17 mi), Wichita (8%, 151 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wilburn 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 Wilburn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilburn 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.