Barclay Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Employers in Barclay Township report 16 jobs, against 84 working residents. Hardly any work in Barclay Township; the top destination outside it is Topeka (14%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Barclay Township
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Barclay Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 the trip to work from Barclay Township ends
Where Barclay Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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: 81% of Barclay Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barclay Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 16. 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 Barclay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Barclay Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barclay Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 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.
How many miles Barclay Township commutes
About 36% 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 Barclay Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barclay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $111,500 |
| Reading Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Arvonia Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Superior Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Olivet Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reading Township, Arvonia Township, Grant Township, Superior Township and Olivet Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barclay 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 Barclay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barclay Township?
$111,500 (±$86,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barclay Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barclay Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barclay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (14%, 34 mi), Wichita (13%, 101 mi), Osage City (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barclay 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 Barclay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barclay 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.