Most of Deer Creek Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Deer Creek Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (30%, 5 miles). Deer Creek Township has 13 jobs; 190 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Deer Creek Township by day
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Deer Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Deer Creek Township’s working residents head each day
Where Deer Creek Township clocks in
30% 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.
Goods jobs make up 77% of work in Deer Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 13. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Deer Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Deer Creek Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deer Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 10% 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 Deer Creek Township goes to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Deer Creek Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bethlehem Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $106,667 |
| Tebo Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Springfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Fields Creek Township | under 3% | D | B | 16 min | $42,965 |
| Bethlehem Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tebo Township and Springfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bethlehem Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deer Creek 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 2024, 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 Deer Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Creek Township?
$106,667 (±$25,889) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Creek Township?
4.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer Creek Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (30%, 5 mi), Windsor (5%, 12 mi), Calhoun (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.