Beloit Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 162 people commute in to work
Only 5% stay in Beloit Township for work; outside it, Beloit is the main destination (44%, 2 miles). 166 jobs are based in Beloit Township; 80 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Beloit Township
On a workday 76 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 260 people are in Beloit Township on a workday afternoon, 49% more 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.
Who travels to work in Beloit Township, and from where
Where Beloit Township clocks in
5% 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.
Beloit Township works in goods: 81% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beloit Township, 2013 → 2023: 428 → 166. 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 Beloit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beloit Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 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.
Beloit Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
50% of Beloit Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beloit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $54,632 |
| Beloit | 44% | C | A | 11 min | $52,114 |
| Turkey Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Asherville Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Plum Creek Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turkey Creek Township, Asherville Township, Bloomfield Township, Plum Creek Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Beloit. Darker towns draw more of Beloit 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 Beloit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beloit Township?
$54,632 (±$18,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beloit Township?
7.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beloit Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beloit Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (44%, 2 mi), Salina (5%, 50 mi), Wichita (5%, 127 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beloit 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 Beloit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beloit 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.