Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in Bethany Township
Bethany Township has 1,586 jobs, and 1,340 of its residents work somewhere. About one in three stay in Bethany Township for work; outside it, Bethany is the main destination (33%, 2 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bethany Township, in a few figures
Bethany Township and Bethany trade workers both ways
Bethany is the top workplace for Bethany Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Bethany Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
43% 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 ↓
Commutes from Bethany Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri worker. 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.
Where Bethany Township goes to work
Where Bethany Township clocks in
33% of workers
8% of workers
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 it is to work from Bethany Township
About 43% 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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Bethany Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethany Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,251 commuters (the 15% 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.
Who leaves Bethany Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 882 residents head out to work, 458 work right here, and 1,128 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 (1.18 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.
What Bethany Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethany Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,754 → 1,586. 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 Bethany Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Bethany Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethany Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $53,000 |
| Cypress Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cypress Township, Sherman Township, Jefferson Township, White Oak Township and Adams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bethany 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 Bethany Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bethany Township?
$53,000 (±$7,146) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethany Township?
15.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethany Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethany Township work?
34% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (33%, 2 mi), Kansas City (8%, 82 mi), St. Joseph (5%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bethany Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bethany Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethany 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.