Jobs and the daily commute in Cawker Township
There are 170 jobs in Cawker Township, against 213 working residents. About one in ten work in Cawker Township itself; outside it, Beloit draws the most (23%, 18 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Cawker Township
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 148 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 (0.80 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.
The places Cawker Township commutes to
Where Cawker Township clocks in
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.
Cawker Township makes things: 32% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cawker Township, 2013 → 2023: 165 → 170. 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 Cawker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Cawker Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cawker Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 17% 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.
Cawker Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Around Cawker Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cawker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cawker Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $48,333 |
| Glen Elder Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Carr Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Erving Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Athens Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Elder Township, Carr Creek Township, Ross Township, Erving Township and Athens Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cawker 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 Cawker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cawker Township?
$48,333 (±$19,546) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cawker Township?
25.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cawker Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cawker Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (23%, 18 mi), Cawker City (10%, 1 mi), Glen Elder (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cawker Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cawker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cawker 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.