Unemployment in Deer Creek Township (9.5%) is higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C: better than 26% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability C: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 55% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 39 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Deer Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Butler (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Deer Creek Township
What’s behind Deer Creek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Deer Creek Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Deer Creek Township’s grade up (9.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (9.5%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Deer Creek Township could be anywhere from D to B.
About 39 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 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 981 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 621 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 425 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.72 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.
12% of working residents work in Butler
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Deer Creek Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 503 jobs in Deer Creek Township are
503 jobs are based in Deer Creek Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Deer Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 428 → 503. 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.
Half of Deer Creek Township commutes less than 25 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 29% 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.
Most trips from Deer Creek Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deer Creek Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,157 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Deer Creek Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Deer Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Deer Creek Township is 3,634th of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Deer Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 50 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,632 | Waskom TX | 1,980 | $56K | 17.1% | 3.8% | 9% | C |
| 3,633 | Evergreen Township MI | 3,063 | $59K | 13.4% | 3.3% | 3% | C |
| 3,634 | Deer Creek Township MO | 2,464 | $72K | 9.1% | 9.5% | 11% | C |
| 3,635 | West Township OH | 3,100 | $75K | 13.4% | 10.6% | 2% | C |
| 3,636 | Mount Carmel Township PA | 2,469 | $71K | 12.3% | 7.1% | 14% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Deer Creek Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Archie (1%). Darker towns draw more of Deer Creek Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Township | – | C | C | 39 min | $72,262 |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| East Boone Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Archie | 1% | B | C− | 28 min | $68,750 |
| Elkhart Township | under 2% | — | — | 51 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand River Township, East Boone Township, Mound Township and Elkhart 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 Deer Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Creek Township?
$72,262 (±$10,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Creek Township?
9.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer Creek Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer Creek Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (12%, 12 mi), Adrian (10%, 2 mi), Harrisonville (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Deer Creek Township walkable?
Deer Creek Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deer Creek Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% 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), 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.