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Jobs & commute in Blue Hill Township

Blue Hill Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Hardly any work in Blue Hill Township itself; outside it, Beloit draws the most (30%, 19 miles). Employers in Blue Hill Township report 2 jobs; 10 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%.

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

Day and night

Who leaves Blue Hill Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

10live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night27
Workday19
27live here− 10head out to work+ 2come in to work= 19on a workday

About 19 people are in Blue Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where people from Blue Hill Township work

Glen Elder: 2 residents work here (20%)Cawker City: 2 residents work here (20%)Smith Center: 1 residents work here (10%)Beloit: 3 residents work here (30%)Salina: 1 residents work here (10%)Custer Township: 1 residents work here (10%)Blue Hill TownshipCarr Creek TownshipRound Springs TownshipBeloitGlen ElderCawker CitySmith CenterSalinaCuster TownshipBlue Hill Township
1
Beloit18.6 mi away
30%3
2
Glen Elder16.9 mi away
20%2
3
Cawker City18.3 mi away
20%2
4
Smith Center43.2 mi away
10%1
5
Salina49.1 mi away
10%1
6
Custer Township6.6 mi away
10%1
The top trips

Where Blue Hill 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Blue Hill Township

Jobs based in Blue Hill TownshipJobs Blue Hill Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%30%
Services: health, schools, offices100%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%30%
Over $3,333 a month0%70%

Who does it

29 or younger0%30%
30 to 54100%50%
55 and older0%20%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Blue Hill Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Blue Hill Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 12 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 it is to work from Blue Hill Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miBeloit: 30% · 18.6 miGlen Elder: 20% · 16.9 miCawker City: 20% · 18.3 miSmith Center: 10% · 43.2 miSalina: 10% · 49.1 miCuster Township: 10% · 6.6 miBeloit 30%Glen Elder 20%Cawker City 20%Smith Center 10%Salina 10%Blue Hill Township
Blue Hill TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi1 residents
70%10–24 mi7 residents
20%25–50 mi2 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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

10% of Blue Hill Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownBlue Hill Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Blue Hill Township–————
Round Springs Townshipunder 10%————
Custer Township10%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Round Springs Township and Custer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Custer Township. Darker towns draw more of Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Blue Hill Township?

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

Where do people who live in Blue Hill Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (30%, 19 mi), Glen Elder (20%, 17 mi), Cawker City (20%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Blue Hill Township

Blue Hill Township home →

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.