Scott City draws about half of Beaver Township’s working residents
Beaver Township has 58 jobs, against 105 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas. Hardly any stay in Beaver Township for work; outside it, Scott City is the main destination (50%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Beaver Township
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.55 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 Beaver Township goes to work
Where Beaver Township clocks in
50% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Beaver Township works in goods: 52% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 58. 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 92 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.
The distance from Beaver Township to work
About 19% 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
The biggest share goes to Isbel Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Isbel Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lees Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Isbel Township and Lees Township: 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 poverty rate in Beaver Township?
0.0%, 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.
Can you get around Beaver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% 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.