With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Deerfield Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Deerfield Township itself; outside it, Nevada draws the most (36%, 6 miles). Deerfield Township has 114 jobs; 347 of its residents have a job. 22% of workers work from home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deerfield Township and work: the main findings
Deerfield Township and Nevada trade workers both ways
Nevada is the top workplace for Deerfield Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Deerfield Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Deerfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (16 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 347 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Deerfield Township: the destinations
Where Deerfield Township clocks in
6% 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.
The commute from Deerfield Township, by distance
About 35% 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.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deerfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 22% 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.
Who leaves Deerfield Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 344 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Goods jobs make up 56% of work in Deerfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 114. 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 Deerfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Deerfield Township
The biggest share goes to Center Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $48,618 |
| Coal Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Center Township | 3% | C− | A− | 16 min | $49,962 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Moundville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C− | D | 19 min | $63,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Coal Township, Lake Township and Moundville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deerfield Township?
$48,618 (±$13,187) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?
13.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deerfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (36%, 6 mi), Fort Scott (6%, 14 mi), El Dorado Springs (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deerfield 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.