Where Bowcreek Township earns its living
Bowcreek Township has 21 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any work in Bowcreek Township itself; outside it, Hoxie draws the most (24%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Bowcreek Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3 people are in Bowcreek Township on a workday afternoon, 88% 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.
Commuting out of Bowcreek Township: the destinations
Where Bowcreek Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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 Bowcreek Township
of Bowcreek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Bowcreek 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.
Work in the towns next to Bowcreek Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowcreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowcreek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Gettysburg Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gettysburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bowcreek 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 Bowcreek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bowcreek Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bowcreek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hoxie (24%, 10 mi), Quinter (10%, 26 mi), Oberlin (10%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bowcreek 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 Bowcreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowcreek 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.