Turkey Creek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
0% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. There are 20 jobs in Turkey Creek Township, and 54 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Turkey Creek Township for work; outside it, Beloit is the main destination (28%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Turkey Creek Township
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Turkey Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Turkey Creek Township work
Where Turkey Creek Township clocks in
Lines 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of Turkey Creek Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Turkey Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 20. 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 Turkey Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Turkey Creek Township spends getting to work: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Turkey Creek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 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.
Turkey Creek Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 35% 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.
Next door to Turkey Creek Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Turkey Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek Township | – | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Solomon Rapids Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Beloit Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Walnut Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Solomon Rapids Township, Beloit Township and Walnut Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Turkey 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 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 Turkey Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Turkey Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Turkey Creek Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Turkey Creek Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (28%, 6 mi), Glen Elder (6%, 8 mi), Salina (6%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Turkey 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 Turkey Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Turkey Creek 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.