Work and commuting in Bell Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in Bell Township; the top destination outside it is Hutchinson (30%, 28 miles). No jobs are based in Bell Township in the Census job records; 27 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Bell Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Bell Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Bell Township to work: where people go
Where Bell Township clocks in
30% 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.
Working from home in Bell Township
of Bell Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 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.
How far it is to work from Bell 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.
Work in the towns next to Bell Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Loda Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Miami Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Eureka Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Loda Township, Miami Township and Eureka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bell 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 Bell Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bell Township?
29.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (30%, 28 mi), Langdon Township (11%, 6 mi), Salina (7%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bell 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 Bell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bell 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.