Bala Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Bala Township for work; outside it, Manhattan is the main destination (42%, 19 miles). Employers in Bala Township report 128 jobs for 312 working residents. The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bala Township and work: the main findings
Where the trip to work from Bala Township ends
Where Bala Township clocks in
42% of workers
6% 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.
Bala Township by day and by night
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Bala Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 kinds of work in Bala Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bala Township, 2013 → 2023: 271 → 128. 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 Bala Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Bala Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bala Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 323 commuters (the 16% 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 Bala Township’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Bala Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bala Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bala Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,386 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 9 min | $56,367 |
| Fancy Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fancy Creek Township and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bala 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 Bala Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bala Township?
$82,386 (±$22,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bala Township?
4.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bala Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bala Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manhattan (42%, 19 mi), Topeka (6%, 68 mi), Riley (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bala Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bala Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bala 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.