Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge · Photo: MadameGraffigny · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of Bloomington Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Bloomington Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (52%, 26 miles). There are 7 jobs in Bloomington Township for 188 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bloomington Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Bloomington Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.04 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Bloomington Township’s residents
Where Bloomington Township clocks in
52% of workers
4% 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.
Bloomington Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomington Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 7. 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 Bloomington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Bloomington Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomington Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 184 commuters (the 10% 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 many miles Bloomington Township commutes
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 Bloomington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $59,900 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 38 min | $93,750 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township and Rock Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Walnut Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloomington 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 Bloomington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomington Township?
$59,900 (±$27,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomington Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomington Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomington Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Bloomington 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 Bloomington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomington 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.