About half of Bentley’s working residents commute to Wichita
Bentley has 43 jobs, against 282 working residents. Hardly any work in Bentley; the top destination outside it is Wichita (45%, 16 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Bentley in brief
Nearly half of Bentley works in Wichita
127 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Wichita, 16 miles away. That’s far more as work in Bentley itself. The commute map ↓
Bentley is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Bentley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bentley has about 350 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bentley 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 282 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Bentley’s residents
Where Bentley clocks in
45% of workers
7% 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.
Who leaves Bentley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 281 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Bentley on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
The daily trip from Bentley: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bentley workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 6% 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.
What Bentley’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bentley, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 43. 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 Bentley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Bentley goes to work
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.
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 Bentley: questions
What is the median household income in Bentley?
$82,500 (±$20,834) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bentley?
15.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bentley?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bentley work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (45%, 16 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 25 mi), Maize (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bentley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bentley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bentley
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.