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The most common industries in Sterling are: Educational services (31.4% of civilian employees), Health care (8.0% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.3% of civilian employees). 80.4% of workers work in Rice County and 3.7% of all workers work at home. 53.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 23.7% less than the rate of 65.5% across the entire state of Kansas.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sterling, Kansas was 2,642 / 2,508
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sterling, Kansas was 2,642 / 2,508
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Educational services | 31.4% (413) | 13.4% (81) | 46.7% (332) |
Health care | 8.0% (105) | 1.7% (10) | 13.4% (95) |
Accommodation and food services | 7.3% (96) | 7.1% (43) | 7.5% (53) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.5% (59) | 8.9% (54) | 0.7% (5) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.3% (56) | 7.1% (43) | 1.8% (13) |
Construction | 3.7% (49) | 6.4% (39) | 1.4% (10) |
Truck transportation | 3.3% (43) | 6.1% (37) | 0.8% (6) |
Machinery | 3.0% (39) | 5.0% (30) | 1.3% (9) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.4% (32) | 0.0% (0) | 4.5% (32) |
Finance and insurance | 2.4% (32) | 0.7% (4) | 3.9% (28) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 2.2% (29) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (29) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 2.2% (29) | 4.8% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 1.8% (24) | 3.1% (19) | 0.7% (5) |
Chemicals | 1.7% (23) | 2.0% (12) | 1.5% (11) |
Food and beverage stores | 1.5% (20) | 1.3% (8) | 1.7% (12) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.4% (18) | 3.0% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Public administration | 1.3% (17) | 1.8% (11) | 0.8% (6) |
Metal and metal products | 1.3% (17) | 2.8% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.2% (16) | 1.3% (8) | 1.1% (8) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1.1% (15) | 2.0% (12) | 0.4% (3) |
Utilities | 1.1% (15) | 2.5% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.0% (13) | 1.7% (10) | 0.4% (3) |
Social assistance | 1.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (13) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 0.9% (12) | 2.0% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Transportation equipment | 0.9% (12) | 1.5% (9) | 0.4% (3) |
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (11) | 1.3% (8) | 0.4% (3) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.8% (10) | 1.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (10) | 0.5% (3) | 1.0% (7) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.7% (9) | 0.5% (3) | 0.8% (6) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.6% (8) | 1.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (8) | 1.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (7) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.5% (6) | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (5) |
Gasoline stations | 0.4% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.3% (4) | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (4) | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Rail transportation | 0.3% (4) | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (4) |
Fuel dealers | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (3) |
Unemployment in Sterling
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.7%Males
- 2.3%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 13.3%Males
- 12.3%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 1.8% (18) |
Kansas: | 5.0% (63,464) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Sterling: | 1.0% (10) |
Kansas: | 3.4% (43,978) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 5.6% (56) |
Kansas: | 5.1% (65,540) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Sterling: | 8.7% (86) |
Kansas: | 7.3% (93,495) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 10.4% (104) |
Kansas: | 10.2% (129,994) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Sterling: | 12.9% (128) |
Kansas: | 14.8% (188,435) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 18.5% (184) |
Kansas: | 17.4% (221,699) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Sterling: | 9.3% (92) |
Kansas: | 10.0% (127,374) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 2.7% (27) |
Kansas: | 4.4% (56,175) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 1.4% (14) |
Kansas: | 4.9% (62,230) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Sterling: | 1.3% (13) |
Kansas: | 2.5% (31,968) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Sterling: | 17.0% (169) |
Kansas: | 7.1% (90,847) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Sterling: | 9.1% (91) |
Kansas: | 6.6% (83,997) |
<5am:
Sterling: | 4.8% (63) |
Kansas: | 2.8% (37,001) |
5:30am:
Sterling: | 1.3% (17) |
Kansas: | 2.2% (29,449) |
6am:
Sterling: | 2.1% (27) |
Kansas: | 4.0% (52,725) |
6:30am:
Sterling: | 4.3% (56) |
Kansas: | 7.1% (93,264) |
7am:
Sterling: | 5.9% (78) |
Kansas: | 10.3% (135,647) |
7:30am:
Sterling: | 9.5% (125) |
Kansas: | 15.1% (198,358) |
8am:
Sterling: | 21.8% (286) |
Kansas: | 19.7% (258,625) |
8:30am:
Sterling: | 7.0% (92) |
Kansas: | 9.8% (127,994) |
9am:
Sterling: | 12.0% (158) |
Kansas: | 4.2% (54,906) |
10am:
Sterling: | 3.0% (40) |
Kansas: | 4.3% (56,570) |
11am:
Sterling: | 5.0% (66) |
Kansas: | 1.9% (24,928) |
12pm:
Sterling: | 0.2% (3) |
Kansas: | 0.9% (12,131) |
4pm:
Sterling: | 16.4% (215) |
Kansas: | 6.7% (88,226) |
>4pm:
Sterling: | 4.9% (64) |
Kansas: | 6.8% (89,657) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 3.5% (19) |
Kansas: | 6.4% (44,516) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 0.8% (4) |
Kansas: | 4.2% (28,841) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 7.3% (39) |
Kansas: | 6.5% (45,470) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 14.9% (80) |
Kansas: | 8.8% (61,038) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 14.0% (75) |
Kansas: | 11.2% (77,567) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 14.3% (76) |
Kansas: | 14.2% (98,880) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 12.1% (64) |
Kansas: | 15.0% (103,955) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 10.9% (58) |
Kansas: | 9.4% (65,252) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 3.7% (20) |
Kansas: | 3.7% (25,451) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 1.4% (8) |
Kansas: | 4.1% (28,753) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 9.7% (52) |
Kansas: | 7.0% (48,896) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Sterling: | 6.9% (37) |
Kansas: | 6.3% (43,801) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 1.4% (6) |
Kansas: | 2.6% (15,137) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 3.7% (17) |
Kansas: | 3.4% (20,070) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 1.2% (6) |
Kansas: | 5.6% (32,457) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 6.5% (30) |
Kansas: | 9.0% (52,427) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 11.3% (52) |
Kansas: | 15.4% (89,555) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 26.0% (120) |
Kansas: | 20.2% (117,744) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 7.5% (35) |
Kansas: | 10.7% (62,122) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 1.6% (8) |
Kansas: | 5.3% (30,724) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 1.5% (7) |
Kansas: | 5.8% (33,477) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 2.8% (13) |
Kansas: | 3.1% (17,759) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 25.3% (117) |
Kansas: | 7.2% (41,951) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Sterling: | 11.7% (54) |
Kansas: | 6.9% (40,196) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.4%
Number of people working at home: 39 (3.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 39 (3.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Sterling: | 23.3% (217) |
Kansas: | 5.9% (77,030) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Sterling: | 35.5% (331) |
Kansas: | 16.2% (209,820) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Sterling: | 10.4% (97) |
Kansas: | 16.9% (219,769) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Sterling: | 7.2% (67) |
Kansas: | 18.7% (242,157) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Sterling: | 7.8% (73) |
Kansas: | 13.7% (177,779) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Sterling: | 2.4% (22) |
Kansas: | 6.2% (81,075) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Sterling: | 4.9% (46) |
Kansas: | 10.0% (129,794) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Sterling: | 3.0% (28) |
Kansas: | 2.0% (26,304) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Sterling: | 1.2% (11) |
Kansas: | 2.4% (30,598) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Sterling: | 0.9% (9) |
Kansas: | 4.2% (54,542) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Sterling: | 2.7% (25) |
Kansas: | 2.3% (30,000) |
90 or more minutes:
Sterling: | 0.5% (5) |
Kansas: | 1.5% (19,203) |
Less than 5 minutes:
Sterling: | 14.5% (191) |
Kansas: | 6.1% (79,963) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Sterling: | 33.8% (444) |
Kansas: | 16.8% (220,956) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Sterling: | 16.7% (220) |
Kansas: | 18.6% (244,433) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Sterling: | 6.4% (84) |
Kansas: | 16.9% (221,991) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Sterling: | 3.8% (50) |
Kansas: | 13.5% (177,293) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Sterling: | 2.0% (26) |
Kansas: | 4.9% (64,184) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Sterling: | 7.5% (99) |
Kansas: | 9.0% (118,138) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Sterling: | 2.2% (29) |
Kansas: | 1.6% (21,204) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Sterling: | 1.7% (22) |
Kansas: | 1.7% (22,394) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Sterling: | 1.6% (21) |
Kansas: | 3.4% (44,713) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Sterling: | 6.9% (91) |
Kansas: | 2.0% (26,173) |
90 or more minutes:
Sterling: | 1.0% (13) |
Kansas: | 1.4% (18,039) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 29.0% (115) |
Kansas: | 5.7% (40,477) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 20.0% (80) |
Kansas: | 14.8% (104,178) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 6.2% (24) |
Kansas: | 16.5% (116,315) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 14.6% (58) |
Kansas: | 18.8% (132,383) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 8.5% (34) |
Kansas: | 13.7% (96,260) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 1.6% (6) |
Kansas: | 6.2% (43,841) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 9.3% (37) |
Kansas: | 10.4% (73,213) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 2.6% (10) |
Kansas: | 2.1% (15,002) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 1.7% (7) |
Kansas: | 4.6% (32,485) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 6.1% (24) |
Kansas: | 2.7% (18,879) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
Sterling: | 1.4% (6) |
Kansas: | 1.9% (13,513) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 19.2% (102) |
Kansas: | 6.2% (36,553) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 47.8% (255) |
Kansas: | 17.8% (105,642) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 13.4% (71) |
Kansas: | 17.4% (103,454) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 1.9% (10) |
Kansas: | 18.5% (109,774) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 7.4% (39) |
Kansas: | 13.7% (81,519) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 3.0% (16) |
Kansas: | 6.3% (37,234) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 1.5% (8) |
Kansas: | 9.5% (56,581) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 3.3% (18) |
Kansas: | 1.9% (11,302) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 2.1% (11) |
Kansas: | 2.2% (12,776) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Sterling: | 0.4% (2) |
Kansas: | 3.7% (22,057) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Sterling: | 72.6% (695) |
Kansas: | 85.6% (506,388) |
Carpooled:
Sterling: | 7.1% (68) |
Kansas: | 9.6% (61,019) |
Bicycle:
Sterling: | 2.9% (28) |
Kansas: | 0.3% (1,401) |
Walked:
Sterling: | 17.2% (164) |
Kansas: | 2.5% (12,980) |
Other means:
Sterling: | 0.2% (2) |
Kansas: | 1.4% (8,088) |
Drove car alone:
Sterling: | 77.9% (1,024) |
Kansas: | 81.5% (1,068,501) |
Carpooled:
Sterling: | 7.5% (99) |
Kansas: | 10.6% (139,348) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Sterling: | 0.2% (3) |
Kansas: | 0.4% (5,269) |
Bicycle:
Sterling: | 0.5% (7) |
Kansas: | 0.2% (2,966) |
Walked:
Sterling: | 11.6% (153) |
Kansas: | 2.5% (33,271) |
Other means:
Sterling: | 0.3% (4) |
Kansas: | 0.6% (7,927) |
Drove car alone - Males:
Sterling: | 74.8% (305) |
Kansas: | 85.8% (506,388) |
Carpooled - Males:
Sterling: | 9.2% (37) |
Kansas: | 9.0% (61,019) |
Bicycle - Males:
Sterling: | 3.7% (15) |
Kansas: | 0.4% (1,401) |
Walked - Males:
Sterling: | 11.9% (48) |
Kansas: | 2.8% (12,980) |
Other means - Males:
Sterling: | 0.5% (2) |
Kansas: | 1.4% (8,088) |
Drove car alone - Females:
Sterling: | 71.1% (390) |
Kansas: | 85.3% (506,388) |
Carpooled - Females:
Sterling: | 5.5% (30) |
Kansas: | 10.3% (61,019) |
Bicycle - Females:
Sterling: | 2.4% (13) |
Kansas: | 0.2% (1,401) |
Walked - Females:
Sterling: | 21.1% (116) |
Kansas: | 2.2% (12,980) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Sterling: | 92.6% (734) |
Kansas: | 90.1% (1,093,613) |
In 2 person carpool:
Sterling: | 4.1% (32) |
Kansas: | 7.2% (86,855) |
In 3 person carpool:
Sterling: | 2.6% (21) |
Kansas: | 1.7% (20,774) |
In 4 person carpool:
Sterling: | 0.7% (5) |
Kansas: | 0.5% (6,378) |
Drove alone:
Sterling: | 91.2% (1,024) |
Kansas: | 88.5% (1,068,501) |
In 2 person carpool:
Sterling: | 7.3% (82) |
Kansas: | 9.0% (109,278) |
In 3 person carpool:
Sterling: | 1.3% (15) |
Kansas: | 1.6% (19,470) |
In 4 person carpool:
Sterling: | 0.2% (2) |
Kansas: | 0.5% (6,138) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Sterling: | 53.0% (591) |
Kansas: | 65.5% (954,573) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Sterling: | 3.9% (44) |
Kansas: | 3.7% (53,764) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Sterling: | 19.6% (219) |
Kansas: | 8.6% (124,918) |
Local government workers:
Sterling: | 11.0% (123) |
Kansas: | 8.9% (130,140) |
State government workers:
Sterling: | 5.7% (64) |
Kansas: | 4.7% (68,405) |
Federal government workers:
Sterling: | 1.9% (21) |
Kansas: | 2.6% (38,402) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Sterling: | 4.8% (54) |
Kansas: | 5.7% (83,239) |
Employee of private company:
Sterling: | 58.4% (769) |
Kansas: | 65.6% (863,522) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Sterling: | 2.5% (33) |
Kansas: | 3.0% (39,856) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Sterling: | 7.3% (96) |
Kansas: | 7.7% (101,602) |
Local government workers:
Sterling: | 7.1% (94) |
Kansas: | 7.1% (93,985) |
State government workers:
Sterling: | 14.6% (192) |
Kansas: | 5.7% (75,164) |
Federal government workers:
Sterling: | 4.9% (65) |
Kansas: | 2.6% (34,749) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Sterling: | 5.2% (68) |
Kansas: | 7.8% (102,378) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Sterling: | 62.9% (376) |
Kansas: | 70.4% (543,878) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Sterling: | 1.5% (9) |
Kansas: | 4.7% (36,544) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Sterling: | 13.1% (78) |
Kansas: | 4.8% (36,937) |
Local government workers - Males:
Sterling: | 9.7% (58) |
Kansas: | 6.6% (51,074) |
State government workers - Males:
Sterling: | 5.4% (32) |
Kansas: | 3.8% (29,053) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Sterling: | 7.4% (44) |
Kansas: | 6.8% (52,202) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Sterling: | 41.5% (216) |
Kansas: | 60.1% (410,695) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Sterling: | 6.8% (35) |
Kansas: | 2.5% (17,220) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Sterling: | 27.0% (140) |
Kansas: | 12.9% (87,981) |
Local government workers - Females:
Sterling: | 12.5% (65) |
Kansas: | 11.6% (79,066) |
State government workers - Females:
Sterling: | 6.2% (32) |
Kansas: | 5.8% (39,352) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Sterling: | 4.1% (21) |
Kansas: | 2.5% (16,883) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Sterling: | 1.9% (10) |
Kansas: | 4.5% (31,037) |