Most of Clarence Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% work in Clarence Township itself; outside it, Great Bend draws the most (25%, 10 miles). There are 12 jobs in Clarence Township, and 59 of its residents work somewhere. 40% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clarence Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Clarence Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Clarence Township’s working residents head each day
Where Clarence Township clocks in
25% 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.
In Clarence Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarence Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clarence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Clarence Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarence Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 40% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Clarence Township
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Clarence Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $66,250 |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Pawnee Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buffalo Township, Garfield Township, Walnut Township and Pawnee Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clarence 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 Clarence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clarence Township?
$66,250 (±$54,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarence Township?
2.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarence Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarence Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (25%, 10 mi), Hoisington (10%, 14 mi), Hays (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clarence 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 Clarence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarence 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.