Silkville · Photo: Bhall87 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Williamsburg Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 20 minutes each way, about the same as across Kansas. There are 24 jobs in Williamsburg Township for 318 working residents. Hardly any work in Williamsburg Township; the top destination outside it is Ottawa (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Williamsburg Township apart on work
Williamsburg Township is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Williamsburg Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Williamsburg Township has about 410 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Williamsburg Township and Ottawa trade workers both ways
Ottawa is the top workplace for Williamsburg Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Williamsburg Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Williamsburg Township’s 20-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 27 to 48 minutes. Next door ↓
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 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Williamsburg Township
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Williamsburg Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where the trip to work from Williamsburg Township ends
Where Williamsburg Township clocks in
18% 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.
Williamsburg Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williamsburg Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 24. 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 Williamsburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, about the KS average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williamsburg Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far it is to work from Williamsburg Township
About 27% 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 in the towns next to Williamsburg Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williamsburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $80,500 |
| Reeder Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Homewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Ohio Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reeder Township, Homewood Township, Lincoln Township, Richmond Township, Greenwood Township and Ohio Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Williamsburg Township?
$80,500 (±$36,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williamsburg Township?
4.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williamsburg Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williamsburg Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (18%, 14 mi), Olathe (10%, 45 mi), Overland Park (8%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williamsburg 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.