Wildcat Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 34 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Employers in Wildcat Township report 168 jobs for 307 working residents. 17% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wildcat Township, in a few figures
Wildcat Township and Manhattan trade workers both ways
Manhattan is the top workplace for Wildcat Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Wildcat Township come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wildcat Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (9 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
38% of working residents work in Manhattan
Where Wildcat Township clocks in
38% of workers
4% 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.
Time on the road from Wildcat Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wildcat Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 17% 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 daily commute in and out of Wildcat Township
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Wildcat Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
Jobs in Wildcat Township: what the 168 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wildcat Township, 2014 → 2024: 95 → 168. 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 Wildcat Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Wildcat Township commutes
About 24% 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.
Work next door: 38% of Wildcat Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wildcat Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $80,924 |
| Manhattan | 38% | B− | A | 17 min | $60,172 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 9 min | $56,367 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Manhattan Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 12 min | $63,182 |
| Ogden Township | under 2% | B | C− | 20 min | $83,864 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manhattan. Darker towns draw more of Wildcat 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 Wildcat Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wildcat Township?
$80,924 (±$12,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wildcat Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wildcat Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wildcat Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manhattan (38%, 6 mi), Riley (7%, 8 mi), Clay Center (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wildcat 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 Wildcat Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wildcat 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.