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Jobs & commute in White Rock Township

For about two in five of its working residents, White Rock Township is a commute to Dighton

Hardly any stay in White Rock Township for work; outside it, Dighton is the main destination (44%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 9 working residents of White Rock Township and no jobs based in it.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in White Rock Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night9
Workday0
9live here− 9head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in White Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from White Rock Township ends

Dighton: 4 residents work here (44%)Scott City: 1 residents work here (11%)Garden City: 1 residents work here (11%)Scottsbluff: 1 residents work here (11%)Wilson Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Ohio TownshipJerome TownshipLarrabee TownshipAlamota TownshipPierceville Township: 1 residents work here (11%)White Rock TownshipDightonScott CityGarden CityScottsbluffWilson TownshipPierceville TownshipWhite Rock Township
1
Dighton13.2 mi away
44%4
2
Scott City33.5 mi away
11%1
3
Garden City53.7 mi away
11%1
4
Scottsbluff, NE285 mi away
11%1
5
Wilson Township8.4 mi away
11%1
611%1
The top trips

Where White Rock 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from White Rock Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDighton: 44% · 13.2 miScott City: 11% · 33.5 miGarden City: 11% · 53.7 miScottsbluff: 11% · 285 miWilson Township: 11% · 8.4 miPierceville Township: 11% · 54.5 miDighton 44%Scott City 11%Garden City 11%Scottsbluff 11%Wilson Township 11%White Rock Township
White Rock TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
56%10–24 mi5 residents
22%25–50 mi2 residents
22%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 22% 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

11% of White Rock Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownWhite Rock Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
White Rock Township–————
Alamota Townshipunder 12%————
Wilson Township11%——16 min—
Larrabee Townshipunder 12%————
Ohio Townshipunder 12%——16 min—
Jerome Townshipunder 12%——18 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Alamota Township, Wilson Township, Larrabee Township, Ohio Township and Jerome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Wilson Township. Darker towns draw more of White Rock Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in White Rock Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in White Rock Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in White Rock Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from White Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of White Rock Township

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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.