Spring Creek Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
0% of workers work from home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Spring Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Hampden Township (16%, 10 miles). Working residents average 14 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Spring Creek Township
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 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 Spring Creek Township commutes to
Where Spring Creek Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
90% of the jobs in Spring Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
51 jobs are based in Spring Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Spring Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 14 minutes from Spring Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Creek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Spring Creek Township
About 36% 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 Spring Creek Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $110,250 |
| LeRoy Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Neosho Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Indian Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Avon Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. LeRoy Township, Neosho Falls Township, Indian Creek Township and Avon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring 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 Spring Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Creek Township?
$110,250 (±$21,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Creek Township?
2.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Creek Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hampden Township (16%, 10 mi), Burlington (13%, 12 mi), Topeka (9%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring 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.