Sumner Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
16% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Sumner Township has 32 jobs; 73 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Sumner Township; the top destination outside it is Osborne (30%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Sumner Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 99 people are in Sumner Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Sumner Township to work: where people go
Where Sumner Township clocks in
30% 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.
Most jobs in Sumner Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumner Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 32. 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.
Working from home in Sumner Township
of Sumner Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 16% 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.
Half of Sumner Township commutes less than 21 miles
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Sumner Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sumner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Township 1 | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Tilden Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Ayr Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Kill Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hawkeye Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 1, Tilden Township, Grant Township, Mount Ayr Township, Kill Creek Township and Hawkeye 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 poverty rate in Sumner Township?
19.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sumner Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Osborne (30%, 14 mi), Downs (11%, 23 mi), Round Mound Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sumner Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 23% 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.