With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Blakely Township works elsewhere
There are 1 jobs in Blakely Township, against 41 working residents. Hardly any work in Blakely Township itself; outside it, Junction City draws the most (32%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Blakely Township by day
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Blakely Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Blakely Township commutes to
Where Blakely Township clocks in
32% of workers
17% 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.
Blakely Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blakely Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 1. 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 Blakely Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Blakely Township
of Blakely Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 0% 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.
Blakely Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
The towns around Blakely Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blakely Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakely Township | – | — | — | — | $59,643 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 18 min | $41,667 |
| Township 5 | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Liberty Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Lyon Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 5, Liberty Township and Lyon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blakely 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 Blakely Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blakely Township?
$59,643 (±$41,369) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blakely Township?
21.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blakely Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Junction City (32%, 9 mi), Manhattan (17%, 20 mi), Smoky Hill Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blakely 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 Blakely Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blakely 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.