Photo: User:Tdoyle · CC BY-SA 3.0Work means Russell for about half of Kill Creek Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Kill Creek Township itself; outside it, Russell draws the most (50%, 32 miles). The Census job records count 2 working residents of Kill Creek Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Kill Creek Township
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6 people are in Kill Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Kill Creek Township: the destinations
Where Kill Creek Township clocks in
50% of workers
50% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Kill Creek Township
About 50% 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 Kill Creek Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kill Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Independence Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Ayr Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Tilden Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Sumner Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independence Township, Mount Ayr Township, Victor Township, Tilden Township and Sumner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kill Creek 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 Kill Creek Township: questions
Where do people who live in Kill Creek Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kill Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kill Creek 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.