Work means Scott City for about half of Isbel Township’s working residents
53 jobs are based in Isbel Township, and 41 of its residents work somewhere. 31% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Only 2% stay in Isbel Township for work; outside it, Scott City is the main destination (46%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Isbel Township
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Isbel Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
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 Isbel Township commutes to
Where Isbel Township clocks in
46% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 98% of the jobs in Isbel Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Isbel Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 53. 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 Isbel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Isbel Township
of Isbel Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 31% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Isbel Township
About 17% 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.
The towns around Isbel Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Isbel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isbel Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Isbel 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 Isbel Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Isbel Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Isbel Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Isbel 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 Isbel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Isbel 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.