Banner Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Banner Township has 14 jobs, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Banner Township for work; outside it, La Crosse is the main destination (27%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 28 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
The daily flow of workers through Banner Township
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Banner Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Banner Township goes to work
Where Banner Township clocks in
27% 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 place that makes things: 71% of Banner Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Banner Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 14. 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 Banner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Banner Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Banner Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Banner Township
About 35% 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 Banner Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Banner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $57,813 |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ash Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Star Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Ash Valley Township, Lone Star Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Banner 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 Banner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Banner Township?
$57,813 (±$23,275) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Banner Township?
4.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Banner Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Banner Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (27%, 10 mi), Hoisington (5%, 24 mi), Hays (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Banner 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 Banner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Banner 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.