Hazelton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any stay in Hazelton Township for work; outside it, Kiowa is the main destination (35%, 8 miles). Employers in Hazelton Township report 15 jobs; 48 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hazelton Township on a workday
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Hazelton Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Hazelton Township work
Where Hazelton Township clocks in
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazelton Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 15. 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 Hazelton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Hazelton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazelton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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.
How far Hazelton Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Hazelton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazelton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $58,125 |
| Moore Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kiowa Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Sharon Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Township 2 | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moore Township, Kiowa Township, Sharon Township and Township 2: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hazelton 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 Hazelton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hazelton Township?
$58,125 (±$36,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazelton Township?
18.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazelton Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazelton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kiowa (35%, 8 mi), Alva (10%, 27 mi), Anthony (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hazelton 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 Hazelton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazelton 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.