Jobs and earnings in Bow Creek Township, and the trip to work
Hardly any work in Bow Creek Township itself; outside it, Smith Center draws the most (17%, 26 miles). The Census job records count 6 working residents of Bow Creek Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bow Creek Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Bow Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Bow Creek Township’s residents
Where Bow Creek Township clocks in
17% of workers
17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bow Creek Township
About 33% 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.
How Bow Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bow Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 2 | under 17% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Rushville Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Township 3 | under 17% | C+ | A− | 13 min | $72,417 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Township, Township 2, Rushville Township and Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bow Creek 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 Bow Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bow Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bow Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Smith Center (17%, 26 mi), Phillipsburg (17%, 11 mi), Stockton (17%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bow Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bow Creek 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.