With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Clear Creek Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Clear Creek Township for work; outside it, Nevada is the main destination (31%, 13 miles). Employers in Clear Creek Township report 23 jobs, against 210 working residents. For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Clear Creek Township
Clear Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Clear Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clear Creek Township has about 390 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% 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 ↓
31% of Clear Creek Township works in Nevada
66 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Nevada, 13 miles away. That’s far more as work in Clear Creek 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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Clear Creek Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Clear Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Half of Clear Creek Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 40% 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.
Commuting out of Clear Creek Township: the destinations
Where Clear Creek Township clocks in
10% 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.
What Clear Creek Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clear Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 23. 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 Clear Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clear Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 5% 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 Clear Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clear Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $65,568 |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Virgil Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bacon Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walker Township, Virgil Township and Bacon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clear Creek Township?
$65,568 (±$39,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clear Creek Township?
17.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clear Creek Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clear Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (31%, 13 mi), Springfield (10%, 66 mi), El Dorado Springs (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clear Creek Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clear Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clear Creek 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.