Most of Clay Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
20.8% of residents are in poverty, against 12.6% across Missouri. Employers in Clay Township report 2 jobs for 21 working residents. Hardly any stay in Clay Township for work; outside it, Bethany is the main destination (19%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Clay Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 towns that employ Clay Township’s residents
Where Clay Township clocks in
19% 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 kinds of work in Clay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Clay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clay Township
of Clay Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 12% 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 distance from Clay Township to work
About 30% 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.
Next door to Clay Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | – | — | — | — | $50,833 |
| Colfax Township | under 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 5% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Lindley Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township, Madison Township and Lindley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clay 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 Clay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clay Township?
$50,833 (±$11,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
20.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (19%, 20 mi), Spickard (5%, 23 mi), Gilman City (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clay Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clay 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.