With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Bacon Township works elsewhere
There are 58 jobs in Bacon Township, and 230 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in Bacon Township for work; outside it, Nevada is the main destination (31%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bacon Township, in a few figures
Bacon Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Bacon Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bacon Township has about 440 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Bacon Township works in Nevada
72 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Nevada, 16 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Bacon Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 230 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bacon Township
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Bacon Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The places Bacon Township commutes to
Where Bacon Township clocks in
5% 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.
How far Bacon Township goes to work
About 37% 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.
Bacon Township makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bacon Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 58. 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 Bacon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bacon Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bacon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 17% 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.
Next door to Bacon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bacon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $44,688 |
| Rockville Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Clear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockville Township, Blue Mound Township and Clear Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bacon 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 Bacon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bacon Township?
$44,688 (±$9,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bacon Township?
22.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bacon Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bacon Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (31%, 16 mi), El Dorado Springs (7%, 10 mi), Springfield (5%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bacon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bacon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bacon 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.