Creswell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 6% work in Creswell Township; the top destination outside it is Arkansas City (23%, 2 miles). There are 363 jobs in Creswell Township, and 678 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Creswell Township apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Creswell Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Creswell Township fell from 1,086 in 2013 to 363 in 2023, −67%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Creswell Township and Arkansas City trade workers both ways
Arkansas City is the top workplace for Creswell Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Creswell Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Creswell Township makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Creswell Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Creswell Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
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 678 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Creswell Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Creswell Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Creswell Township’s grade up ($85,000, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (0.8%) is left out: Creswell Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Creswell Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
A place that makes things: 48% of Creswell Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creswell Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,086 → 363. 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 Creswell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Creswell Township work
Where Creswell Township clocks in
23% of workers
21% of workers
8% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Creswell Township
On a workday 640 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 325 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Creswell Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Creswell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creswell Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 677 commuters (the 10% 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 many miles Creswell Township commutes
About 27% 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.
Most of Creswell Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Creswell Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Creswell Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 753 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Creswell Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Creswell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Creswell Township is 3,711th among 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,709 | Wellston MO | 1,580 | $45K | 35.4% | 12.1% | 3% | C |
| 3,710 | Washington Township IN | 2,244 | $52K | 11.4% | 3.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,711 | Creswell Township KS | 1,921 | $85K | 17.2% | 0.8% | 6% | C |
| 3,712 | Barnet VT | 1,654 | $67K | 8.2% | 0.6% | 3% | C |
| 3,713 | Reidsville GA | 2,576 | $42K | 15.1% | 2.5% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Creswell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
28% of Creswell Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Creswell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creswell Township | – | C | D− | 23 min | $85,000 |
| Arkansas City | 23% | C | B− | 19 min | $49,629 |
| Bolton Township | under 1% | C+ | C | 23 min | $56,654 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Silverdale Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Parkerfield | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Silverdale Township, Parkerfield and Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Arkansas City. Darker towns draw more of Creswell 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 Creswell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Creswell Township?
$85,000 (±$15,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Creswell Township?
17.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creswell Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creswell Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arkansas City (23%, 2 mi), Winfield (21%, 11 mi), Wichita (8%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Creswell Township walkable?
Creswell Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Creswell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Creswell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creswell 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.