With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Charlotte Township works elsewhere
There are 10 jobs in Charlotte Township, against 90 working residents. Only 1% stay in Charlotte Township for work; outside it, Butler is the main destination (8%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Charlotte Township
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Charlotte 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.
The places Charlotte Township commutes to
Where Charlotte Township clocks in
8% 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.
Jobs in Charlotte Township: what the 10 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Charlotte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Charlotte Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlotte Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 42% 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.
The commute from Charlotte Township, by distance
About 37% 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.
Charlotte Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mount Pleasant Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlotte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $71,250 |
| Elkhart Township | under 3% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| New Home Township | under 3% | — | — | 55 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 4% | D− | C+ | 29 min | $43,429 |
| Homer Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Walnut Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhart Township, New Home Township, Homer Township and Walnut Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Charlotte 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 Charlotte Township: questions
What is the median household income in Charlotte Township?
$71,250 (±$29,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlotte Township?
7.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlotte Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlotte Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (8%, 6 mi), Harrisonville (6%, 27 mi), Kansas City (4%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Charlotte 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 Charlotte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlotte 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.