Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Bazaar Township
Hardly any stay in Bazaar Township for work; outside it, Cottonwood Falls is the main destination (23%, 9 miles). For 19% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. 32 jobs are based in Bazaar Township, and 44 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bazaar Township by day and by night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Bazaar Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.73 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 Bazaar Township ends
Where Bazaar Township clocks in
23% of workers
16% 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.
In Bazaar Township, 94% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bazaar Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 32. 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 Bazaar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bazaar Township
of Bazaar Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 19% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bazaar Township
About 34% 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.
How Bazaar Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bazaar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazaar Township | – | — | — | — | $51,875 |
| Falls Township | under 3% | C− | A− | 21 min | $51,542 |
| Cottonwood Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Matfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Toledo Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | B | B− | 21 min | $79,375 |
| Homestead Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cottonwood Township, Matfield Township, Toledo Township and Homestead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bazaar 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 Bazaar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bazaar Township?
$51,875 (±$16,647) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bazaar Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bazaar Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cottonwood Falls (23%, 9 mi), Emporia (16%, 18 mi), Wichita (9%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bazaar 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 Bazaar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bazaar 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.