Buffalo Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Buffalo Township; the top destination outside it is Concordia (21%, 7 miles). Employers in Buffalo Township report 8 jobs for 52 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Buffalo Township by day and by night
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Buffalo Township ends
Where Buffalo Township clocks in
21% 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 Buffalo Township: what the 8 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 8. 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 Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Buffalo Township, about 45 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 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.
How far it is to work from Buffalo Township
About 46% 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.
Buffalo Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $125,284 |
| Sibley Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Arion Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Summit Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sibley Township, Lincoln Township, Arion Township, Summit Township, Grant Township and Norway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Township?
$125,284 (±$61,777) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buffalo Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buffalo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concordia (21%, 7 mi), Salina (10%, 54 mi), Beloit (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo 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.