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Jobs & commute in Elk Creek Township

Work means Beach for nearly all of Elk Creek Township’s working residents

Hardly any work in Elk Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Beach (100%, 14 miles). Elk Creek Township has 3 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Elk Creek Township

On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

3live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night5
Workday2
5live here− 3head out to work+ 0come in to work= 2on a workday

About 2 people are in Elk Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 60% 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

The places Elk Creek Township commutes to

Beach: 3 residents work here (100%)Delhi TownshipElk Creek TownshipPearl TownshipBeachElk Creek Township
1
Beach14.3 mi away
100%3

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

How far it is to work from Elk Creek Township

10 mi25 mi30 miBeach: 100% · 14.3 miBeach 100%Elk Creek Township
Elk Creek TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
100%10–24 mi3 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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

Next door to Elk Creek Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownElk Creek Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Elk Creek Township–————
Delhi Townshipunder 100%————
Pearl Townshipunder 100%————

Same-state neighbors only. Delhi Township and Pearl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek Township: questions

Where do people who live in Elk Creek Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Elk Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Elk Creek 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.