Atchison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Atchison Township for work; outside it, Maryville is the main destination (28%, 14 miles). Atchison Township has 8 jobs for 149 working residents. The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Atchison Township
On a workday 149 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Atchison 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.
Where people from Atchison Township work
Where Atchison Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Atchison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atchison Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 8. 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 Atchison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Atchison Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atchison Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 284 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Atchison Township
About 34% 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.
Around Atchison Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Nodaway Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atchison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $79,261 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hopkins Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Nodaway Township | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Hopkins Township, Nodaway Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atchison 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 Atchison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atchison Township?
$79,261 (±$7,418) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atchison Township?
9.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atchison Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atchison Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maryville (28%, 14 mi), Clarinda (7%, 15 mi), St. Joseph (7%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atchison 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 Atchison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atchison 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.