Jobs, income and commuting in Wildcat Township, KS
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. About one in ten stay in Wildcat Township for work; outside it, Moline is the main destination (12%, 2 miles). There are 230 jobs in Wildcat Township, and 194 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Wildcat Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 207 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Wildcat Township to work: where people go
Where Wildcat Township clocks in
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Wildcat Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wildcat Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 230. 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 Wildcat Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Wildcat Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 196 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wildcat Township
About 38% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Wildcat Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wildcat Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $72,500 |
| Elk Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Greenfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Howard Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Union Center Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elk Falls Township, Greenfield Township, Howard Township, Union Center Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Wildcat Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wildcat Township?
$72,500 (±$24,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wildcat Township?
8.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wildcat Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wildcat Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moline (12%, 2 mi), Howard (10%, 8 mi), Wichita (9%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wildcat Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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), 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.