Jobs and earnings in Baker Township, and the trip to work
Home is the office for 22% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Only 1% stay in Baker Township for work; outside it, Brookfield is the main destination (29%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Baker Township by day and by night
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 83 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 (0.97 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.
The places Baker Township commutes to
Where Baker Township clocks in
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.
Goods, not services: 39% of the jobs in Baker Township
84 jobs are based in Baker Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baker Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 84. 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 Baker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Baker Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baker Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 22% 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.
Where in the region Baker Township works
About 31% 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.
The towns around Baker Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $86,250 |
| Grantsville Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| North Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Bucklin Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Yellow Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grantsville Township, North Salem Township, Bucklin Township and Yellow Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baker 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 Baker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Baker Township?
$86,250 (±$54,452) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baker Township?
15.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baker Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baker Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookfield (29%, 12 mi), Marceline (9%, 14 mi), Chillicothe (7%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baker Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baker 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.