Bethlehem Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Bethlehem Township report 70 jobs for 261 working residents. Hardly any work in Bethlehem Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (28%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Bethlehem Township apart on work
Bethlehem Township and Clinton trade workers both ways
Clinton is the top workplace for Bethlehem Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Bethlehem Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 ↓
Bethlehem Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Bethlehem Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bethlehem Township has about 520 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 261 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Bethlehem Township work
Where Bethlehem Township clocks in
28% 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.
Bethlehem Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 38% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Bethlehem Township
On a workday 261 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Bethlehem Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Making and building: 41% of jobs based in Bethlehem Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethlehem Township, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 70. 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 Bethlehem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Bethlehem Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethlehem Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 465 commuters (the 4% 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.
Bethlehem Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Leesville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethlehem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $86,469 |
| Osage Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Clinton Township | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Leesville Township | 3% | C− | D | 28 min | $70,000 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township and Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Clinton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bethlehem Township?
$86,469 (±$26,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethlehem Township?
11.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethlehem Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethlehem Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (28%, 6 mi), Windsor (5%, 17 mi), Springfield (5%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethlehem 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.