Most of Sylvia Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 21% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. There are 41 jobs in Sylvia Township for 101 working residents. Hardly any work in Sylvia Township itself; outside it, Hutchinson draws the most (30%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Sylvia Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Sylvia Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Sylvia Township’s residents
Where Sylvia Township clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
In Sylvia Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sylvia Township, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 41. 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 Sylvia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Sylvia Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sylvia Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 21% 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 many miles Sylvia Township commutes
About 35% 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.
Sylvia Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sylvia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $49,750 |
| Plevna Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hayes Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plevna Township, Grove Township, Hayes Township and Fairview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sylvia 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 Sylvia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sylvia Township?
$49,750 (±$18,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sylvia Township?
9.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sylvia Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sylvia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (30%, 29 mi), Wichita (8%, 61 mi), Langdon Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sylvia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sylvia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sylvia 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.