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Jobs & commute in Bloom Township

Work, pay and getting to work in Bloom Township

No jobs are based in Bloom Township in the Census job records; 37 of its residents work elsewhere. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Hardly any work in Bloom Township; the top destination outside it is Osborne (24%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Bloom Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night62
Workday25
62live here− 37head out to work+ 0come in to work= 25on a workday

About 25 people are in Bloom Township on a workday afternoon, 60% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Bloom Township commutes to

Burlington: 1 residents work here (3%)Tipton: 1 residents work here (3%)Sublette: 1 residents work here (3%)Cawker City: 2 residents work here (5%)Downs: 2 residents work here (5%)Smith Center: 1 residents work here (3%)Lincoln Center: 2 residents work here (5%)Osborne: 9 residents work here (24%)Beloit: 3 residents work here (8%)Russell: 3 residents work here (8%)Corinth TownshipBloom TownshipWinfield TownshipHancock TownshipDelhi TownshipOsborneBeloitRussellCawker CityDownsLincoln CenterBloom Township
1
Osborne11.9 mi away
24%9
2
Beloit25.1 mi away
8%3
3
Russell34.3 mi away
8%3
4
Cawker City14.2 mi away
5%2
5
Downs12.7 mi away
5%2
6
Lincoln Center28.5 mi away
5%2
7
Burlington, CO199.5 mi away
3%1
8
Tipton3.9 mi away
3%1
9
Sublette178.1 mi away
3%1
10
Smith Center33.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%12
The top trips

Where Bloom Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Bloom Township

Working from home
0%

of Bloom Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Bloom Township gets to work
100%Walk

Share of the 17 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.

How far

How far Bloom Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miOsborne: 24% · 11.9 miBeloit: 8% · 25.1 miRussell: 8% · 34.3 miCawker City: 5% · 14.2 miDowns: 5% · 12.7 miLincoln Center: 5% · 28.5 miBurlington: 3% · 199.5 miTipton: 3% · 3.9 miSublette: 3% · 178.1 miSmith Center: 3% · 33.9 miOsborne 24%Beloit 8%Russell 8%Cawker City 5%Downs 5%Bloom Township
Bloom TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi3 residents
38%10–24 mi14 residents
30%25–50 mi11 residents
24%Over 50 mi9 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Around Bloom Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownBloom Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bloom Township–————
Winfield Townshipunder 3%————
Hancock Townshipunder 3%————
Corinth Townshipunder 3%————
Delhi Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Winfield Township, Hancock Township, Corinth Township and Delhi Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bloom Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bloom Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Bloom Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Bloom Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Osborne (24%, 12 mi), Beloit (8%, 25 mi), Russell (8%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Bloom 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 Bloom Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bloom Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.