Most of Crawford Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Crawford Township; the top destination outside it is Joplin (17%, 16 miles). Employers in Crawford Township report 40 jobs for 265 working residents. For 3% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Crawford Township
Crawford Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Crawford Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Crawford Township has about 370 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Crawford Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 265 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Crawford Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Crawford Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
About 18 minutes each way for Crawford Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crawford Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 commuters (the 3% 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.
The towns that employ Crawford Township’s residents
Where Crawford Township clocks in
17% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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: 65% of jobs based in Crawford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crawford Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 40. 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 Crawford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Crawford Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Crawford Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crawford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $63,929 |
| Columbus | 12% | C− | C+ | 17 min | $37,961 |
| Spring Valley Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 19 min | $86,429 |
| Shawnee Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mineral Township | under 3% | — | — | 7 min | — |
| Salamanca Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee Township, Mineral Township and Salamanca Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. Darker towns draw more of Crawford 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 Crawford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crawford Township?
$63,929 (±$53,436) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crawford Township?
7.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crawford Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crawford Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joplin (17%, 16 mi), Columbus (12%, 4 mi), Pittsburg (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crawford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crawford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crawford 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.