Beaver Creek Native Stone Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Most of Beaver Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Beaver Township has 21 jobs; 44 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Beaver Township; the top destination outside it is Great Bend (23%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Beaver Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Beaver Township’s working residents head each day
Where Beaver Township clocks in
23% of workers
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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Beaver Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 21. 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.
Beaver Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
The towns around Beaver Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cheyenne Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cheyenne Township, Union Township, Cleveland Township and Center 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. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (23%, 22 mi), Ellinwood (14%, 21 mi), Hays (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.