Work, pay and getting to work in Sawmill Township
Sawmill Township has 9 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any work in Sawmill Township itself; outside it, Great Bend draws the most (22%, 41 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Sawmill Township
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Sawmill Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Sawmill Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sawmill Township clocks in
22% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Sawmill Township
of Sawmill Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sawmill Township
About 33% 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.
How Sawmill Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sawmill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Keysville Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Browns Grove Township | under 12% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Marena Township | under 12% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township, Keysville Township, Browns Grove Township and Marena Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sawmill 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 Sawmill Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sawmill Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sawmill Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (22%, 41 mi), Cimarron (11%, 51 mi), Kinsley (11%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sawmill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sawmill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sawmill 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.