Most of Cunningham Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all (Missouri 13%). There are 35 jobs in Cunningham Township for 78 working residents. Hardly any work in Cunningham Township itself; outside it, Marceline draws the most (19%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Cunningham Township by day
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Cunningham Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Cunningham Township’s working residents head each day
Where Cunningham Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
Cunningham Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cunningham Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 35. 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 Cunningham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Cunningham Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cunningham Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 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 Cunningham Township goes to work
About 49% 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 Cunningham Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cunningham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,250 |
| Grand River Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Hurricane Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Yellow Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Mendon Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Triplett Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Parson Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand River Township, Hurricane Township, Yellow Creek Township, Jefferson Township, Mendon Township, Triplett Township and Parson Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cunningham 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 Cunningham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cunningham Township?
$61,250 (±$24,706) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cunningham Township?
5.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cunningham Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cunningham Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marceline (19%, 15 mi), Columbia (9%, 67 mi), Brookfield (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cunningham 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 Cunningham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cunningham 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.