Combs Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Employers in Combs Township report 17 jobs for 119 working residents. Hardly any stay in Combs Township for work; outside it, Carrollton is the main destination (19%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Combs Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Combs Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Where the trip to work from Combs Township ends
Where Combs Township clocks in
19% 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.
In Combs Township, 59% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Combs Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 17. 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 Combs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Combs Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Combs Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 0% 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 far Combs Township’s workers travel
About 34% 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.
Combs Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Carrollton Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Combs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combs Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $58,929 |
| De Witt Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Carrollton Township | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Eugene Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Witt Township, Ridge Township and Eugene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Carrollton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Combs 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 Combs Township: questions
What is the median household income in Combs Township?
$58,929 (±$13,847) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Combs Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Combs Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Combs Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (19%, 8 mi), Chillicothe (8%, 29 mi), Kansas City (5%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Combs Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Combs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Combs 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.