Sumner Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
48 jobs are based in Sumner Township, and 253 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Sumner Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (17%, 23 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Sumner Township
Sumner Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Sumner Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sumner Township has about 470 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sumner Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Sumner Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sumner Township is Wichita, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (44) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sumner Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 247 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Sumner Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Sumner Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sumner Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far Sumner Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
Where Sumner Township goes to work
Where Sumner Township clocks in
17% of workers
16% 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 Sumner Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumner Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 48. 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 Sumner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Sumner Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sumner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $101,635 |
| Ninnescah Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $104,324 |
| Haven Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 25 min | $59,860 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ninnescah Township and Grand River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sumner 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 Sumner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sumner Township?
$101,635 (±$11,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sumner Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sumner Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sumner Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (17%, 23 mi), Hutchinson (16%, 21 mi), Pretty Prairie (11%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sumner 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 Sumner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sumner 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.