With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Blue Valley Township works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Blue Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Manhattan (25%, 19 miles). Blue Valley Township has 94 jobs; 166 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Blue Valley Township by day
On a workday 164 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Blue Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Blue Valley Township commutes to
Where Blue Valley Township clocks in
25% of workers
12% 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.
What Blue Valley Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 94. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Blue Valley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Valley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 12% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Blue Valley Township
About 25% 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.
Blue Valley Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Green Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $79,375 |
| Swede Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Shannon Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Green Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swede Creek Township, Jackson Township, Sherman Township, Shannon Township, Spring Creek Township and Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Valley 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Blue Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Valley Township?
$79,375 (±$13,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Valley Township?
12.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Valley Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manhattan (25%, 19 mi), Onaga (16%, 25 mi), Westmoreland (12%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Blue Valley 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 Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Valley Township
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.