Big Creek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Big Creek Township report 36 jobs, and 103 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Big Creek Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (29%, 12 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Big Creek Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Big Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Big Creek Township work
Where Big Creek Township clocks in
29% of workers
10% of workers
4% 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.
Big Creek Township works in goods: 83% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 36. 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 Big Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Big Creek Township
of Big Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Big Creek Township’s workers travel
About 35% 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 Big Creek Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Township | – | — | — | — | $49,844 |
| Shawnee Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bogard Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee Township, Bogard Township and Honey Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Big Creek Township?
$49,844 (±$23,205) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Creek Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Big Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (29%, 12 mi), Kansas City (10%, 55 mi), Warrensburg (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Big Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Creek 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.