Where Balderson Township earns its living
0% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). Hardly any work in Balderson Township; the top destination outside it is Marysville (33%, 10 miles). Working residents average 37 minutes each way, 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
Who works in Balderson Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Balderson Township on a workday afternoon, 70% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Balderson Township ends
Where Balderson Township clocks in
33% 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.
From Balderson Township, about 37 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Balderson Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Balderson Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 18% 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 to Balderson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Balderson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balderson Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $108,036 |
| Oketo Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oketo Township, Franklin Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Balderson 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 Balderson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Balderson Township?
$108,036 (±$32,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Balderson Township?
9.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Balderson Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Balderson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (33%, 10 mi), Beattie (8%, 9 mi), Bern (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Balderson 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 Balderson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Balderson 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.