With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of De Witt Township works elsewhere
De Witt Township has 47 jobs, against 121 working residents. Hardly any work in De Witt Township itself; outside it, Chillicothe draws the most (17%, 32 miles). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of De Witt Township on a workday
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in De Witt Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting out of De Witt Township: the destinations
Where De Witt Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
De Witt Township works in goods: 34% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in De Witt Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 47. 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 De Witt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 46 minutes in De Witt Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of De Witt Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 6% 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 De Witt Township’s workers travel
About 36% 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.
How De Witt Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brunswick (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | De Witt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Witt Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $90,625 |
| Brunswick Township | under 2% | D− | B+ | 20 min | $46,389 |
| Triplett Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rockford Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Combs Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Eugene Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Brunswick | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Triplett Township, Rockford Township, Combs Township, Eugene Township and Brunswick: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of De Witt 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 De Witt Township: questions
What is the median household income in De Witt Township?
$90,625 (±$44,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in De Witt Township?
7.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from De Witt Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in De Witt Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (17%, 32 mi), Carrollton (15%, 15 mi), Columbia (7%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around De Witt Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from De Witt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of De Witt 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.