Most of Bogard Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. Bogard Township has 30 jobs for 249 working residents. Only 1% work in Bogard Township; the top destination outside it is Clinton (30%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bogard Township and work: the main findings
Bogard Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Bogard Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bogard Township has about 480 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bogard Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
30% of Bogard Township works in Clinton
75 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Clinton, 17 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Bogard Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Bogard Township
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Bogard Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting from Bogard Township: about 43 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bogard Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 405 commuters (the 2% 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 Bogard Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bogard Township clocks in
30% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Bogard Township: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bogard Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 30. 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 Bogard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Bogard Township
About 23% 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 Bogard Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bogard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogard Township | – | — | — | 43 min | $75,313 |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Big Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White Oak Township and Big Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bogard 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 Bogard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bogard Township?
$75,313 (±$32,769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bogard Township?
4.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bogard Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bogard Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (30%, 17 mi), Harrisonville (5%, 20 mi), Warrensburg (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bogard 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 Bogard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bogard 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.