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Jobs & commute in Bachelor Township

Bachelor Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 13 jobs in Bachelor Township; 68 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bachelor Township itself; outside it, Eureka draws the most (16%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 27 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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Bachelor Township

On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

68live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday140
200live here− 68head out to work+ 13come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Bachelor Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Bachelor Township ends

Fall RiverGridley: 1 residents work here (1%)Overbrook: 1 residents work here (1%)Madison: 2 residents work here (3%)LeboEureka: 11 residents work here (16%)Osage CityIndependence: 2 residents work here (3%)Emporia: 10 residents work here (15%)Wichita: 7 residents work here (10%)Topeka: 5 residents work here (7%)Kansas City: 2 residents work here (3%)Madison Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Eureka TownshipFall River TownshipJanesville TownshipLane TownshipOtter Creek TownshipPleasant Grove TownshipQuincy TownshipBachelor TownshipEurekaEmporiaWichitaTopekaMadison TownshipMadisonBachelor Township
1
Eureka4.5 mi away
16%11
2
Emporia39.3 mi away
15%10
3
Wichita63.2 mi away
10%7
4
Topeka87.5 mi away
7%5
5
Madison Township20.1 mi away
4%3
6
Madison21.1 mi away
3%2
7
Independence49.4 mi away
3%2
8
Kansas City119.2 mi away
3%2
9
Gridley25.6 mi away
1%1
10
Overbrook74.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%24
The top trips

Where Bachelor Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

62% of the jobs in Bachelor Township make or build things

Jobs based in Bachelor TownshipJobs Bachelor Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms62%32%
Trade, transport & utilities38%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month54%29%
Over $3,333 a month38%54%

Who does it

29 or younger38%22%
30 to 5446%60%
55 and older15%18%
−28%

Jobs based in Bachelor Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 13. 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 Bachelor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Bachelor Township: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
210 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bachelor Township27 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Bachelor Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Bachelor Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
12%Carpool
7%Other

Share of the 146 commuters (the 8% 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

How many miles Bachelor Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEureka: 16% · 4.5 miEmporia: 15% · 39.3 miWichita: 10% · 63.2 miTopeka: 7% · 87.5 miMadison Township: 4% · 20.1 miMadison: 3% · 21.1 miIndependence: 3% · 49.4 miKansas City: 3% · 119.2 miGridley: 1% · 25.6 miOverbrook: 1% · 74.2 miEureka 16%Emporia 15%Wichita 10%Topeka 7%Madison Township 4%Bachelor Township
Bachelor TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi12 residents
13%10–24 mi9 residents
27%25–50 mi18 residents
42%Over 50 mi28 residents

About 42% 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

The towns around Bachelor Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBachelor Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bachelor Township–——27 min$131,250
Eureka Townshipunder 2%——32 min—
Quincy Townshipunder 2%————
Janesville Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
Fall River Townshipunder 2%——35 min—
Pleasant Grove Townshipunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Eureka Township, Quincy Township, Janesville Township, Fall River Township and Pleasant Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bachelor Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bachelor Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bachelor Township?

$131,250 (±$44,029) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bachelor Township?

2.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bachelor Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bachelor Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (16%, 4 mi), Emporia (15%, 39 mi), Wichita (10%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bachelor 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 Bachelor Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bachelor Township

Bachelor Township home →

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.