Most of Creek Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. Employers in Creek Township report 6 jobs; 96 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (33%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Creek Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
The towns that employ Creek Township’s residents
Where Creek Township clocks in
33% 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 Creek Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 6. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 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.
Creek Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Creek Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creek Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $128,500 |
| Dixon Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Township 6 | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dixon Township, Springdale Township, Township 6 and Eden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Creek 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 Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Creek Township?
$128,500 (±$85,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Creek Township?
4.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creek Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (33%, 32 mi), Conway Springs (8%, 7 mi), Waco Township (6%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Creek 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 Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creek 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.