Most of Benton Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 151 jobs are based in Benton Township for 448 working residents. Only 6% stay in Benton Township for work; outside it, Atchison is the main destination (24%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Benton Township
Benton Township and Atchison trade workers both ways
Atchison is the top workplace for Benton Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Benton Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Benton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 54 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 448 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Benton Township’s residents
Where Benton Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
How long Benton Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 476 commuters (the 7% 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.
A workday in Benton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Benton Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
What Benton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benton Township, 2013 → 2023: 162 → 151. 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 Benton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Benton Township commutes
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.
Benton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $52,122 |
| Kapioma Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Grasshopper Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Norton Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lancaster Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kapioma Township, Center Township, Grasshopper Township and Lancaster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Norton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benton 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 Benton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benton Township?
$52,122 (±$13,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benton Township?
7.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benton Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atchison (24%, 15 mi), Topeka (7%, 35 mi), Leavenworth (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benton Township 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 Benton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton 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.