For about half of its working residents, Coal Township is a commute to Nevada
Employers in Coal Township report 90 jobs, against 120 working residents. Only 2% work in Coal Township; the top destination outside it is Nevada (46%, 12 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Coal Township on a workday
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Coal Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Coal Township ends
Where Coal Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 99% of jobs based in Coal Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coal Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 90. 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 Coal Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Coal Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coal Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 8% 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.
Coal Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Coal Township
The biggest share goes to Deerfield Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coal Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $52,625 |
| Deerfield Township | 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerfield Township, Harrison Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coal 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 Coal Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coal Township?
$52,625 (±$22,722) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coal Township?
10.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coal Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coal Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Coal Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coal Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coal 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.