With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bates Township works elsewhere
2 jobs are based in Bates Township; 18 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bates Township; the top destination outside it is Miller (22%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Bates Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Bates Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Bates Township commutes to
Where Bates Township clocks in
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.
In Bates Township, services account for most jobs
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 Bates Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Bates Township
About 44% 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 Bates Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bates Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Rose Hill Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Harmony Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Burr Oak Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Marlar Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Lake Township, Rose Hill Township, Harmony Township, Burr Oak Township and Marlar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bates 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 Bates Township: questions
Where do people who live in Bates Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (22%, 22 mi), Lincoln (6%, 260 mi), Gwinner (6%, 148 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bates Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bates 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.