Bennett Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Bennett Township has 134 jobs, and 306 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Bennett Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (29%, 33 miles). The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bennett Township and work: the main findings
Bennett Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Bennett Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Bennett Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bennett Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 306 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Bennett Township work
Where Bennett Township clocks in
29% of workers
9% of workers
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.
Time on the road from Bennett Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bennett Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 10% 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.
Bennett Township by day and by night
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Bennett Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in Bennett Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bennett Township, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 134. 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 Bennett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Bennett Township commutes less than 32 miles
About 18% 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.
Around Bennett Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bennett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $60,313 |
| Eden Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Allen Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 6 | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Canton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township, Allen Township, Township 6 and Canton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bennett 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 Bennett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bennett Township?
$60,313 (±$20,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bennett Township?
11.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bennett Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bennett Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (29%, 33 mi), Kingman (9%, 20 mi), Hutchinson (5%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bennett Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bennett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bennett 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.