With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Deepwater Township works elsewhere
There are 41 jobs in Deepwater Township; 73 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Deepwater Township; the top destination outside it is Harrisonville (14%, 30 miles). The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Deepwater Township by day
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Deepwater Township on a workday afternoon, 12% 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.
The places Deepwater Township commutes to
Where Deepwater Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in Deepwater Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deepwater Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 41. 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 Deepwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Deepwater Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deepwater Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 16% 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 it is to work from Deepwater Township
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Deepwater Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deepwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepwater Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $65,625 |
| Spruce Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hudson Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spruce Township, Summit Township and Hudson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deepwater 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 Deepwater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deepwater Township?
$65,625 (±$8,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deepwater Township?
2.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deepwater Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deepwater Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisonville (14%, 30 mi), Adrian (11%, 16 mi), Butler (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deepwater 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 Deepwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deepwater 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.