With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Willowdale Township works elsewhere
Employers in Willowdale Township report 37 jobs; 70 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Willowdale Township itself; outside it, Salina draws the most (16%, 21 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Willowdale Township by day
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Willowdale Township on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
The places Willowdale Township commutes to
Where Willowdale Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
Jobs in Willowdale Township: what the 37 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willowdale Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 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 Willowdale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Willowdale Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willowdale Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 15% 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.
Willowdale Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
Work in the towns next to Willowdale Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willowdale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdale Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $142,841 |
| Buckeye Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Flora Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 19 min | $65,962 |
Same-state neighbors only. Buckeye Township, Flora Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willowdale 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 Willowdale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willowdale Township?
$142,841 (±$72,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willowdale Township?
4.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willowdale Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willowdale Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (16%, 21 mi), Junction City (14%, 24 mi), Chapman (13%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willowdale 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 Willowdale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willowdale 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.