Making a living in Lowell Township
Only 1% work in Lowell Township; the top destination outside it is Joplin (29%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Employers in Lowell Township report 206 jobs, and 260 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lowell Township stands out on work
Many Lowell Township workers cross into Missouri
51% of Lowell Township workers work outside Kansas, most of them in Missouri, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
29% of Lowell Township works in Joplin
76 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Joplin, MO, 9.6 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Lowell Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 260 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Lowell Township commutes to
Where Lowell Township clocks in
29% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
Lowell Township by day and by night
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 203 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 (0.79 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.
Goods jobs make up 61% of work in Lowell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lowell Township, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 206. 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 Lowell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Lowell Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lowell Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Lowell Township commutes less than 11 miles
About 23% 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.
Work next door: 12% of Lowell Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lowell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $85,664 |
| Galena | 12% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $49,006 |
| Shawnee Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Garden Township | under 2% | A− | D | 19 min | $86,074 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Galena. Darker towns draw more of Lowell 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 Lowell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lowell Township?
$85,664 (±$25,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lowell Township?
8.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lowell Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lowell Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joplin (29%, 10 mi), Galena (12%, 3 mi), Pittsburg (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lowell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lowell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lowell 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.