US Post Office-Sabetha · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Fewer people are out of work in Sabetha (1.6%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
Sabetha grades B− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Home is the office for 1% of workers; Kansas has 12%. About two in five work in Sabetha itself; outside it, Seneca draws the most (7%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sabetha apart
Commutes from Sabetha are quick
The average trip to work takes 10 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker, and quicker than any town next door (14 to 17 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Sabetha is where the jobs are
Sabetha has 2,075 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Sabetha makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Sabetha are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Sabetha residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 34%. The jobs ↓
Few Sabetha workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Sabetha’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sabetha is better than 48% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Sabetha’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sabetha could be anywhere from C to B+.
From Sabetha, about 10 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sabetha workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,162 commuters (the 1% 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.
Who leaves Sabetha for work, and who comes in
On a workday 744 residents head out to work, 535 work right here, and 1,540 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Sabetha on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Sabetha works in goods: 39% of its jobs
2,075 jobs are based in Sabetha.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sabetha, 2013 → 2023: 1,872 → 2,075. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sabetha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Sabetha
Where Sabetha clocks in
7% 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.
How far Sabetha’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Sabetha is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sabetha is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sabetha near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,177 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.8% of Sabetha households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sabetha’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Sabetha is 2,387th of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,385 | Vermillion Township OH | 2,647 | $68K | 10.3% | 3.5% | 4% | B− |
| 2,386 | St. Marys KS | 2,790 | $77K | 8.6% | 4.4% | 29% | B− |
| 2,387 | Sabetha KS | 2,474 | $70K | 10.6% | 1.6% | 42% | B− |
| 2,388 | Milford Township IN | 2,992 | $91K | 8.5% | 5.0% | 7% | B− |
| 2,389 | Jackson Township IN | 2,770 | $68K | 6.0% | 5.2% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sabetha, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Sabetha’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sabetha workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha | – | B− | A− | 10 min | $70,464 |
| Rock Creek Township | 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Morrill Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Berwick Township | 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Creek Township, Morrill Township, Walnut Township and Berwick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Berwick Township. Darker towns draw more of Sabetha’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 Sabetha: questions
What is the median household income in Sabetha?
$70,464 (±$11,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sabetha?
10.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sabetha?
10 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sabetha work?
42% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seneca (7%, 16 mi), Berwick Township (7%, 4 mi), Hiawatha (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sabetha walkable?
Sabetha is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sabetha without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sabetha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sabetha
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.