Photo: Dylan Edwards · CC BY 4.0Work and commuting in Wilmington Township
Working residents average 31 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. About one in seven work in Wilmington Township itself; outside it, Topeka draws the most (30%, 27 miles). There are 247 jobs in Wilmington Township; 299 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilmington Township and work: the main findings
30% of Wilmington Township works in Topeka
90 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Topeka, 27 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Wilmington Township itself. The commute map ↓
Wilmington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Wilmington Township work
Where Wilmington Township clocks in
30% of workers
11% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Wilmington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilmington Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 6% 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 flow of workers through Wilmington Township
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 210 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 (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Wilmington Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilmington Township, 2014 → 2024: 110 → 247. 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 Wilmington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Wilmington Township
About 25% 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.
The towns around Wilmington Township
The biggest share goes to Mission Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilmington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $46,500 |
| Plumb Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mill Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mission Creek Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plumb Township, Waterloo Township, Rock Creek Township, Mill Creek Township and Mission Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilmington 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 Wilmington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilmington Township?
$46,500 (±$22,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilmington Township?
27.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilmington Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilmington Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (30%, 27 mi), Eskridge (11%, 4 mi), Manhattan (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wilmington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilmington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilmington 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.