Benson Culvert · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Gaeland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%). Employers in Gaeland Township report 7 jobs, and 18 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Gaeland Township for work; outside it, Quinter is the main destination (28%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Gaeland Township on a workday
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Gaeland Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where people from Gaeland Township work
Where Gaeland Township clocks in
28% of workers
11% 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 Gaeland Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gaeland Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 7. 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 Gaeland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gaeland Township
of Gaeland Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
Half of Gaeland Township commutes less than 25 miles
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.
Gaeland Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grinnell Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gaeland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaeland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Gove Township | under 6% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Grinnell Township | 6% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lewis Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Elkader Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gove Township, Grinnell Township, Lewis Township and Elkader Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gaeland 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 Gaeland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gaeland Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gaeland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quinter (28%, 28 mi), Baker Township (17%, 28 mi), Grainfield (11%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gaeland 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 Gaeland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gaeland 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.