Dover Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Dover Township report 8 jobs, against 187 working residents. Hardly any stay in Dover Township for work; outside it, Nevada is the main destination (30%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dover Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 186 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Dover Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Out of Dover Township to work: where people go
Where Dover Township clocks in
6% of workers
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.
Dover Township works in goods: 63% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Dover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Dover Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dover Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 144 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Dover Township
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.
Dover Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $75,729 |
| Montevallo Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Doylesport Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Drywood Township | under 2% | D | D | 22 min | $55,950 |
| Badger Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Virgil Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Montevallo Township, Doylesport Township, Badger Township and Virgil Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dover 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 Dover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dover Township?
$75,729 (±$28,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dover Township?
4.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dover Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dover Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (30%, 12 mi), Joplin (6%, 46 mi), Kansas City (6%, 100 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dover 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 Dover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dover 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.