Hayes Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 1% work in Hayes Township; the top destination outside it is Salina (16%, 30 miles). 40 jobs are based in Hayes Township; 93 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Hayes Township
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Hayes Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where people from Hayes Township work
Where Hayes Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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 Hayes Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayes Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 40. 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 Hayes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hayes Township
of Hayes Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 84 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.
The distance from Hayes Township to work
About 23% 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 Hayes Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Buckeye Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 22 min | $67,143 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Noble Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $76,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Buckeye Township and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayes 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hayes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hayes Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayes Township?
2.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hayes Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (16%, 30 mi), Abilene (13%, 8 mi), Junction City (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hayes 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 Hayes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayes 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.