Date Township has 0.1 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
Date Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Date Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
10% 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.
Where Date Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Date Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
18 jobs are based in Date Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Date Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Date Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 18. 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.
Working from home in Date Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Date Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Date Township commutes less than 27 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 32% 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.
Date Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Carroll Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Date Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Date Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Carroll Township | 4% | C | C+ | 23 min | $62,292 |
| Pierce Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pierce Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Date Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Date Township?
26.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Date Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (10%, 21 mi), West Plains (8%, 26 mi), Summersville (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Date 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 Date Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Date 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.