With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Banner Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Banner Township for work; outside it, Glade is the main destination (13%, 28 miles). Employers in Banner Township report 5 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Banner Township by day and by night
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Banner Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 places Banner Township commutes to
Where Banner Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Banner Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Banner Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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.
Working from home in Banner Township
of Banner Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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 Banner Township commutes less than 28 miles
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Banner Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Banner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Township | under 5% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Crystal Plains Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Harlan Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 5% | C− | B+ | 12 min | $56,354 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harvey Township, Crystal Plains Township and Harlan 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 poverty rate in Banner Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Banner Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glade (13%, 28 mi), Smith Center (13%, 5 mi), Phillipsburg Township (9%, 31 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.