Work, pay and getting to work in Levee Township
Hardly any work in Levee Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (23%, 88 miles). 23 jobs are based in Levee Township, against 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Levee Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Levee Township goes to work
Where Levee Township clocks in
23% of workers
19% of workers
12% 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.
Making and building: 91% of jobs based in Levee Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Levee Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 23. 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 Levee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Levee Township
About 44% 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.
Levee Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hannibal (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Levee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levee Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Fall Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kinderhook Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Cincinnati Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fall Creek Township, Kinderhook Township and Cincinnati Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Levee 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 Levee Township: questions
Where do people who live in Levee Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (23%, 88 mi), Barry (19%, 14 mi), Quincy (12%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Levee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Levee 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.