Most of Colfax Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Colfax Township for work; outside it, Gallatin is the main destination (15%, 12 miles). There are 112 jobs in Colfax Township; 220 of its residents have a job. For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Colfax Township, in brief
Colfax Township and Gallatin trade workers both ways
Gallatin is the top workplace for Colfax Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Colfax Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Colfax Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
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 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Colfax Township’s working residents head each day
Where Colfax Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 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 136 commuters (the 24% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Colfax Township
About 31% 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.
Colfax Township by day and by night
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
What Colfax Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 112. 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.
How Colfax Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $51,500 |
| Jefferson Township | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 4% | B | B− | 28 min | $77,589 |
| Kidder Township | under 4% | C | D− | 27 min | $72,532 |
| Sheridan Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township and Sheridan Township: 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?
$51,500 (±$14,827) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
17.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallatin (15%, 12 mi), Kansas City (7%, 53 mi), Cameron (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colfax 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 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.