Photo: Swcom · CC BY-SA 3.0Bucklin Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. About one in seven work in Bucklin Township; the top destination outside it is Dodge City (19%, 25 miles). Bucklin Township has 232 jobs, and 288 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bucklin Township: the figures worth knowing
Bucklin Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bucklin Township is Dodge City, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (54) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Bucklin Township, by distance
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily commute in and out of Bucklin Township
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 196 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Bucklin Township ends
Where Bucklin Township clocks in
19% 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.
Jobs in Bucklin Township: what the 232 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bucklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 255 → 232. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bucklin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bucklin Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 376 commuters (the 11% 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.
The towns around Bucklin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bucklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklin Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $61,120 |
| Ford Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Sodville Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Spearville Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 18 min | $72,754 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ford Township, Sodville Township and Wheatland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bucklin 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 2023, 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 Bucklin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bucklin Township?
$61,120 (±$11,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bucklin Township?
5.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bucklin Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bucklin Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dodge City (19%, 25 mi), Bucklin (12%, 4 mi), Richland Township (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bucklin 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 Bucklin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bucklin Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.