Work & commute · Turkey Creek

Work & commute in Turkey Creek, KS

Most working residents leave Turkey Creek for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Beloit (29%), Cawker City (12%) and Tipton (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 51 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 50 Turkey Creek residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Turkey Creek.

50live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

18work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Turkey Creek goes to work

Beloit5.5 mi away

29%15

Cawker City13.6 mi away

12%6

Tipton15.7 mi away

6%3

Glen Elder7.5 mi away

6%3

Osborne26.6 mi away

6%3

Simpson14.5 mi away

4%2

Lincoln Center26.9 mi away

4%2

Ellsworth48.1 mi away

4%2

Ellinwood76.9 mi away

2%1

Hesston98.4 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%13

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Turkey Creek commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

39%

24%

20%

18%

39%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Turkey Creek is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.37 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Turkey Creek are

19 jobs are based in Turkey Creek. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Turkey Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Turkey Creek

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities47%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less53%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Turkey Creek residents hold

51 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+73%

Jobs based in Turkey Creek, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 19. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.