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Jobs & commute in Current Township

Current Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Current Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

81live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night330
Workday250
330live here− 81head out to work+ 1come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Current Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.01 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.

The commute map

11% of working residents work in Houston

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Summersville: 4 residents work here (5%)Van Buren: 2 residents work here (2%)Eminence: 3 residents work here (4%)Houston: 9 residents work here (11%)Mountain View: 4 residents work here (5%)West Plains: 3 residents work here (4%)Rolla: 5 residents work here (6%)Springfield: 7 residents work here (9%)Current TownshipOzark TownshipDate Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Jackson TownshipCarroll Township: 3 residents work here (4%)HoustonSpringfieldRollaSummersvilleMountain ViewDate TownshipCurrent Township
1
Houston14.2 mi away
11%9
2
Springfield87.6 mi away
9%7
3
Rolla45.3 mi away
6%5
4
Summersville8.3 mi away
5%4
5
Mountain View20.7 mi away
5%4
6
Date Township14 mi away
5%4
7
Eminence21.4 mi away
4%3
8
West Plains39.4 mi away
4%3
9
Carroll Township7.3 mi away
4%3
10
Van Buren43 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%37
The top trips

Where Current Township clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

1 jobs are based in Current Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Current Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Current TownshipJobs Current Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%38%
Over $3,333 a month0%40%

Who does it

29 or younger0%28%
30 to 54100%47%
55 and older0%25%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

Working from home in Current Township

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

of Current Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Current Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 56 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.

How far

Half of Current Township commutes less than 35 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHouston: 11% · 14.2 miSpringfield: 9% · 87.6 miRolla: 6% · 45.3 miSummersville: 5% · 8.3 miMountain View: 5% · 20.7 miDate Township: 5% · 14 miEminence: 4% · 21.4 miWest Plains: 4% · 39.4 miCarroll Township: 4% · 7.3 miVan Buren: 2% · 43 miHouston 11%Springfield 9%Rolla 6%Summersville 5%Mountain View 5%Current Township
Current TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi9 residents
34%10–24 mi27 residents
22%25–50 mi17 residents
33%Over 50 mi26 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

Current Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Carroll Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Current Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Ozark Township23 min
Carroll Township23 min
Jackson Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCurrent Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Current Township–———$60,250
Carroll Township4%CC+23 min$62,292
Jackson Townshipunder 3%D−D−29 min$55,088
Ozark Townshipunder 3%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ozark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Current Township: questions

What is the median household income in Current Township?

$60,250 (±$56,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Current Township?

9.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Current Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (11%, 14 mi), Springfield (9%, 88 mi), Rolla (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Current 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 Current Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Current Township

Current Township home →

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.