Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and earnings in Blue Rapids Township, and the trip to work
The Census job records count 53 working residents of Blue Rapids Township and no jobs based in it. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any stay in Blue Rapids Township for work; outside it, Marysville is the main destination (23%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Blue Rapids Township on a workday
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Blue Rapids Township on a workday afternoon, 68% fewer than live here.
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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Blue Rapids Township ends
Where Blue Rapids Township clocks in
23% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Blue Rapids Township
of Blue Rapids Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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 Blue Rapids 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.
Next door is work for 11% of Blue Rapids Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Rapids Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Rapids Township | – | — | — | — | $83,438 |
| Blue Rapids City Township | 11% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Swede Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cottage Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bigelow Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Rapids City Township: not graded. Swede Creek Township, Cottage Hill Township and Bigelow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Blue Rapids City Township. Darker towns draw more of Blue Rapids 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 Blue Rapids Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Rapids Township?
$83,438 (±$79,689) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Rapids Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blue Rapids Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (23%, 16 mi), Manhattan (13%, 29 mi), Blue Rapids City Township (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blue Rapids 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 Rapids Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Rapids 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.