Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Carrollton Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. About one in three work in Carrollton Township; the top destination outside it is Carrollton (35%, 2 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Carrollton Township apart
Carrollton Township and Carrollton trade workers both ways
Carrollton is the top workplace for Carrollton Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Carrollton Township come from (35% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Carrollton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The places Carrollton Township commutes to
Where Carrollton Township clocks in
35% of workers
6% 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.
The trip to work from Carrollton Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrollton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,548 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Carrollton Township commutes
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily flow of workers through Carrollton Township
On a workday 1,081 residents head out to work, 616 work right here, and 1,065 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 (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
What work there is in Carrollton Township: 1,681 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrollton Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,622 → 1,681. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Carrollton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Carrollton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrollton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $58,160 |
| Trotter Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wakenda Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Combs Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Van Horn Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Trotter Township, Wakenda Township, Combs Township and Van Horn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carrollton 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 2024, 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 Carrollton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carrollton Township?
$58,160 (±$7,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrollton Township?
19.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrollton Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrollton Township work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (35%, 2 mi), Kansas City (6%, 60 mi), Marshall (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carrollton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carrollton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrollton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.