South Bend Township has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 573 people commute in to work
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Employers in South Bend Township report 588 jobs, and 272 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in South Bend Township; the top destination outside it is Great Bend (42%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where South Bend Township stands out on work
Much of South Bend Township works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders South Bend Township: Great Bend (42%) and Great Bend Township (6%). Next door ↓
South Bend Township is where the jobs are
South Bend Township has 588 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 880 people are in town, 56% more than the 560 who live here. Day and night ↓
South Bend Township makes and builds things
69% of the jobs based in South Bend Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs South Bend Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 272 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves South Bend Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 257 residents head out to work and 15 work right here.
About 880 people are in South Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 56% more 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.
South Bend Township makes things: 69% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Bend Township, 2014 → 2024: 529 → 588. 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 South Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where South Bend Township’s workers come from
Where South Bend Township clocks in
42% of workers
6% of workers
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.
About 15 minutes each way for South Bend Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Bend Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 280 commuters (the 2% 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.
South Bend Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
48% of South Bend Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $70,650 |
| Great Bend | 42% | C− | A− | 14 min | $54,139 |
| Great Bend Township | 6% | B | D | 12 min | $102,560 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Comanche Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township and Comanche Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Great Bend. Darker towns draw more of South Bend 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 South Bend Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Bend Township?
$70,650 (±$44,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Bend Township?
12.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Bend Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Bend Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (42%, 5 mi), Great Bend Township (6%, 7 mi), Wichita (6%, 87 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Bend Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Bend 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.