Household incomes in Burdine Township are lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Burdine Township is better than 19% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (C). Poverty touches 22.4% of residents, next to 12.6% for Missouri as a whole. About one in four work in Burdine Township; the top destination outside it is Cabool (23%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Burdine Township, in brief
Burdine Township and Cabool trade workers both ways
Cabool is the top workplace for Burdine Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Burdine Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Burdine Township
Unemployment holds Burdine Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($40,121, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burdine Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Where people from Burdine Township work
Where Burdine Township clocks in
23% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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 Burdine Township goes to work
About 33% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 804 residents head out to work, 263 work right here, and 1,024 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 (1.21 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.
Burdine Township makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
1,287 jobs are based in Burdine Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burdine Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,266 → 1,287. 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 Burdine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Burdine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burdine Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,177 commuters (the 6% 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.
For most of Burdine Township, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,252 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 14.7% of Burdine Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Burdine Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Burdine Township next to U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500: 3,717th of 4,593 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 177 | Frontenac MO | 3,790 | $233K | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,715 | Sharpsville PA | 4,095 | $51K | 15.3% | 10.3% | 6% | C− |
| 3,716 | Osceola WI | 2,890 | $53K | 14.1% | 7.4% | 19% | C− |
| 3,717 | Burdine Township MO | 3,327 | $40K | 22.4% | 1.7% | 25% | C− |
| 3,718 | Spencer NY | 2,857 | $63K | 14.4% | 5.3% | 9% | C− |
| 3,719 | Greenport NY | 4,337 | — | 18.0% | 6.1% | 10% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Burdine Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Work in the towns next to Burdine Township
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burdine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdine Township | – | C− | C | 22 min | $40,121 |
| Clinton Township | 3% | C | D | 21 min | $64,861 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | D | B | 26 min | $37,434 |
| Sargent Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Morris Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sargent Township and Morris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burdine 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 Burdine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burdine Township?
$40,121 (±$8,588) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burdine Township?
22.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burdine Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burdine Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cabool (23%, 1 mi), Springfield (9%, 67 mi), Mountain Grove (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Burdine Township walkable?
Burdine Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burdine Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burdine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burdine 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.