Work, pay and getting to work in Sibley Township
There are 53 jobs in Sibley Township, and 58 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Sibley Township; the top destination outside it is Concordia (29%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Sibley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sibley Township clocks in
29% 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.
The kinds of work in Sibley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sibley Township, 2014 → 2024: 61 → 53. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sibley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Sibley Township takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sibley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sibley Township
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Sibley Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lincoln Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sibley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $99,188 |
| Lincoln Township | 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Buffalo Township, Norway Township, Lincoln Township and Lawrence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sibley 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Sibley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sibley Township?
$99,188 (±$1,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sibley Township?
5.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sibley Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sibley Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concordia (29%, 5 mi), Clyde (9%, 15 mi), Salina (9%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sibley 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 Sibley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sibley Township
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.