Most of Happy Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. 4 jobs are based in Happy Township; 23 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Happy Township itself; outside it, Hill City draws the most (26%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Happy Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Happy Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The towns that employ Happy Township’s residents
Where Happy Township clocks in
26% of workers
9% 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.
75% of the jobs in Happy Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Happy Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 4. 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 Happy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Happy Township
of Happy Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Happy Township commutes
About 30% 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.
Around Happy Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Happy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| WaKeeney Township | under 5% | B | B− | 14 min | $80,417 |
| Millbrook Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Morlan Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Bryant Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millbrook Township, Morlan Township and Bryant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Happy 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 Happy Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Happy Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Happy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hill City (26%, 12 mi), Norton (9%, 44 mi), Hays (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Happy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Happy 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.