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Jobs & commute in Belmont Township

Most of Belmont Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Belmont Township has 1 jobs, against 24 working residents. Hardly any stay in Belmont Township for work; outside it, Cunningham is the main destination (17%, 16 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Belmont Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

24live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night42
Workday19
42live here− 24head out to work+ 1come in to work= 19on a workday

About 19 people are in Belmont Township on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Belmont Township’s working residents head each day

Haviland: 1 residents work here (4%)Cunningham: 4 residents work here (17%)Turon: 1 residents work here (4%)Medicine Lodge: 2 residents work here (8%)Larned: 1 residents work here (4%)Kingman: 4 residents work here (17%)Goddard: 1 residents work here (4%)Pratt: 3 residents work here (13%)Hutchinson: 3 residents work here (13%)Wichita: 1 residents work here (4%)Valley TownshipNinnescah TownshipPeters TownshipRichland TownshipBelmont TownshipChikaskia TownshipCunninghamKingmanPrattHutchinsonMedicine LodgeHavilandBelmont Township
1
Cunningham16 mi away
17%4
2
Kingman10.1 mi away
17%4
3
Pratt34 mi away
13%3
4
Hutchinson41 mi away
13%3
5
Medicine Lodge26.7 mi away
8%2
6
Haviland50.6 mi away
4%1
7
Turon24.1 mi away
4%1
8
Larned67.9 mi away
4%1
9
Goddard36.2 mi away
4%1
10
Wichita47.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%3
The top trips

Where Belmont Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Belmont Township

Jobs based in Belmont TownshipJobs Belmont Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices0%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month0%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 540%29%
55 and older100%46%
+0%

Jobs based in Belmont Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 1. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belmont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Belmont Township

Working from home
0%

of Belmont Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Belmont Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 20 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Belmont Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCunningham: 17% · 16 miKingman: 17% · 10.1 miPratt: 13% · 34 miHutchinson: 13% · 41 miMedicine Lodge: 8% · 26.7 miHaviland: 4% · 50.6 miTuron: 4% · 24.1 miLarned: 4% · 67.9 miGoddard: 4% · 36.2 miWichita: 4% · 47.7 miCunningham 17%Kingman 17%Pratt 13%Hutchinson 13%Medicine Lodge 8%Belmont Township
Belmont TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi4 residents
25%10–24 mi6 residents
38%25–50 mi9 residents
21%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 21% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Belmont Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownBelmont Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Belmont Township–———$49,875
Peters Townshipunder 5%——27 min—
Chikaskia Townshipunder 5%——38 min—
Richland Townshipunder 5%——17 min—
Ninnescah Townshipunder 5%——12 min—
Valley Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Peters Township, Chikaskia Township, Richland Township, Ninnescah Township and Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Belmont Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Belmont Township: questions

What is the median household income in Belmont Township?

$49,875 (±$44,709) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Belmont Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Belmont Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cunningham (17%, 16 mi), Kingman (17%, 10 mi), Pratt (13%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Belmont Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Belmont Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Belmont Township

Belmont Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.