Jobs, income and commuting in Beaver Township, KS
Beaver Township has 14 jobs, against 21 working residents. 36% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). Hardly any stay in Beaver Township for work; outside it, Logan is the main destination (14%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Beaver Township by day
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Out of Beaver Township to work: where people go
Where Beaver Township clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Beaver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 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 Beaver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Beaver Township
of Beaver Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 36% 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 Beaver Township commutes
About 38% 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.
Next door to Beaver Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | — | $80,313 |
| Mound Township | under 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 5% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Prairie View Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Almena-District 4 Township | under 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Prairie View | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mound Township, Logan Township, Prairie View Township, Almena-District 4 Township and Prairie View: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaver 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 Beaver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Township?
$80,313 (±$58,255) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Township?
1.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Beaver Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (14%, 8 mi), Norton (14%, 17 mi), Long Island (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver 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 Beaver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver 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.