With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bethany Township works elsewhere
There are 5 jobs in Bethany Township, against 56 working residents. Only 2% stay in Bethany Township for work; outside it, Downs is the main destination (18%, 6 miles). Working residents average 13 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
Who leaves Bethany Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Bethany Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting out of Bethany Township: the destinations
Where Bethany Township clocks in
9% 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.
What Bethany Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethany Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 5. 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 Bethany Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Bethany Township: about 13 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethany Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 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.
How far it is to work from Bethany Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Bethany Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethany Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $103,750 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lawrence Township, Ross Township, Penn Township, Garfield Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bethany 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 Bethany Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bethany Township?
$103,750 (±$24,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethany Township?
5.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethany Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethany Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Downs (18%, 6 mi), Osborne (9%, 6 mi), Natoma (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bethany Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bethany Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethany 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.