With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Buckeye Township works elsewhere
Buckeye Township has 9 jobs, against 36 working residents. Hardly any stay in Buckeye Township for work; outside it, Salina is the main destination (39%, 14 miles). For 51% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Buckeye Township
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Buckeye Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Commuting out of Buckeye Township: the destinations
Where Buckeye Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
67% of the jobs in Buckeye Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Buckeye Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buckeye Township
of Buckeye Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 51% 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 many miles Buckeye Township commutes
About 22% 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.
Around Buckeye Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buckeye Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Bennington Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 25 min | $85,556 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buckeye 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 Buckeye Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Buckeye Township?
6.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buckeye Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (39%, 14 mi), Minneapolis (8%, 12 mi), Abilene (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Buckeye 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 Buckeye Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buckeye 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.