Work and commuting in Bazine Township
Only 8% work in Bazine Township; the top destination outside it is Ness City (36%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. There are 88 jobs in Bazine Township, and 141 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bazine Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Bazine Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
The towns that employ Bazine Township’s residents
Where Bazine Township clocks in
36% 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.
Bazine Township makes things: 58% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bazine Township, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 88. 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 Bazine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Bazine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bazine Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 220 commuters (the 13% 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 far it is to work from Bazine Township
About 30% 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 Bazine Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bazine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazine Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $64,420 |
| Highpoint Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Waring Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander-Belle Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 14 min | $64,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Highpoint Township, Waring Township and Alexander-Belle Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bazine 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 Bazine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bazine Township?
$64,420 (±$22,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bazine Township?
14.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bazine Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bazine Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ness City (36%, 11 mi), Ransom (11%, 17 mi), Bazine (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bazine 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 Bazine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bazine 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.