How Glen Elder Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). For 24% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%). Only 6% stay in Glen Elder Township for work; outside it, Beloit is the main destination (21%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glen Elder Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 164 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Glen Elder Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Glen Elder Township commutes to
Where Glen Elder Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
What work there is in Glen Elder Township: 114 jobs
114 jobs are based in Glen Elder Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Elder Township, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 114. 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 Glen Elder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way for Glen Elder Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Elder Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 24% 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.
Glen Elder Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% 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.
Next door to Glen Elder Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Elder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Elder Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $97,731 |
| Cawker Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Athens Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Walnut Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon Rapids Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cawker Township, Athens Township, Walnut Creek Township and Solomon Rapids Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Elder Township?
$97,731 (±$20,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Elder Township?
2.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Elder Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Elder Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (21%, 13 mi), Cawker City (8%, 6 mi), Manhattan (7%, 95 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Elder 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.