With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Colfax Township works elsewhere
Only 1% stay in Colfax Township for work; outside it, St. Joseph is the main destination (36%, 23 miles). Colfax Township has 59 jobs; 303 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Colfax Township: the figures worth knowing
Colfax Township is a place people come home to
There are 59 jobs based in Colfax Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colfax Township has about 440 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
36% of Colfax Township works in St. Joseph
108 working residents, 36%, have their main job in St. Joseph, 23 miles away. That’s 36 times as many as work in Colfax 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 303 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Colfax Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 299 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Colfax Township commutes to
Where Colfax Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Colfax Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 59. 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 Colfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Colfax Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colfax Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Colfax Township
About 20% 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.
The towns around Colfax Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $79,583 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $77,432 |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $77,589 |
| Camden Township | under 2% | C− | B | 25 min | $65,417 |
| Osborn | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osborn: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colfax 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 Colfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colfax Township?
$79,583 (±$18,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
6.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (36%, 23 mi), Kansas City (9%, 47 mi), Cameron (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colfax Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colfax 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.