Most of Sycamore Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas. Employers in Sycamore Township report 8 jobs, and 117 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Sycamore Township for work; outside it, El Dorado is the main destination (22%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sycamore Township by day
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Sycamore Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The towns that employ Sycamore Township’s residents
Where Sycamore Township clocks in
20% of workers
3% 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.
63% of the jobs in Sycamore Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sycamore Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 8. 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 Sycamore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Sycamore Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sycamore Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 2% 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 it is to work from Sycamore Township
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.
Sycamore Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sycamore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $70,625 |
| Chelsea Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Matfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chelsea Township, Lincoln Township, Salem Township, Matfield Township and Cedar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sycamore 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 Sycamore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sycamore Township?
$70,625 (±$15,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sycamore Township?
19.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sycamore Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sycamore Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Dorado (22%, 18 mi), Wichita (20%, 45 mi), Hutchinson (3%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sycamore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sycamore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sycamore 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.