George Hanson Barn · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Wolf River Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 7 jobs in Wolf River Township for 132 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wolf River Township for work; outside it, St. Joseph is the main destination (10%, 23 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wolf River Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Wolf River Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Wolf River Township goes to work
Where Wolf River Township clocks in
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Wolf River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Wolf River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Wolf River Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolf River Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 13% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wolf River Township
About 37% 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.
The towns around Wolf River Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolf River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf River Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,528 |
| Iowa Township | under 4% | B | B | 17 min | $97,829 |
| Robinson Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Center Township | under 4% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $59,196 |
| Union Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Independence Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Robinson Township, Union Township, Independence Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolf River 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 Wolf River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wolf River Township?
$76,528 (±$62,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wolf River Township?
7.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolf River Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolf River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (10%, 23 mi), Highland (8%, 5 mi), Atchison (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wolf River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wolf River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolf River 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.