Brantford Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Brantford Township for work; outside it, Linn is the main destination (9%, 12 miles). Brantford Township has 12 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Brantford Township
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Brantford Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Out of Brantford Township to work: where people go
Where Brantford 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.
92% of the jobs in Brantford Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brantford Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 12. 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 Brantford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Brantford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brantford Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 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.
How far Brantford Township’s workers travel
About 35% 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 Brantford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brantford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantford Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $110,313 |
| Strawberry Township | under 5% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Creek Township | under 5% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Strawberry Township, Grant Township, Elk Creek Township and Clifton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brantford 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 Brantford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brantford Township?
$110,313 (±$97,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brantford Township?
15.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brantford Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brantford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Linn (9%, 12 mi), Morrowville (4%, 13 mi), Barnes (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Brantford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brantford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brantford 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.