Most of Big Timber Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. 9 jobs are based in Big Timber Township for 50 working residents. Hardly any stay in Big Timber Township for work; outside it, La Crosse is the main destination (30%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Big Timber Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Big Timber Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Big Timber Township’s working residents head each day
Where Big Timber Township clocks in
30% 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.
In Big Timber Township, 78% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Timber Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. 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 Big Timber Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Big Timber Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 5% 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 Big Timber Township 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.
Around Big Timber Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to La Crosse-Brookdale Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Timber Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Timber Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $53,500 |
| Illinois Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hampton-Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| La Crosse-Brookdale Township | 8% | C− | A− | 16 min | $55,781 |
Same-state neighbors only. Illinois Township and Hampton-Fairview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Big Timber 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 Big Timber Township: questions
What is the median household income in Big Timber Township?
$53,500 (±$20,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Timber Township?
24.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Big Timber Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Big Timber Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (30%, 8 mi), Hays (16%, 17 mi), La Crosse-Brookdale Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Timber 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 Big Timber Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Timber 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.