Household incomes in Duck Creek Township are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns
Duck Creek Township grades C for jobs and income and C for walkability. 13.7% of residents are in poverty (Missouri 12.6%). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Duck Creek Township: the figures worth knowing
Duck Creek Township makes and builds things
69% of the jobs based in Duck Creek Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Duck Creek Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Duck Creek Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
73% of the jobs based in Duck Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 46% of the jobs Duck Creek Township residents hold. 83% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Duck Creek Township. The jobs ↓
Duck Creek Township is where the jobs are
Duck Creek Township has 1,696 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Duck Creek Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Duck Creek Township went from 1,155 in 2013 to 1,696 in 2023, +47%. The jobs ↓
Few Duck Creek Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Duck Creek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Duck Creek Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #166 of 247 in Missouri. Unemployment holds Duck Creek Township’s grade up (2.9%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($51,099, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Duck Creek Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Duck Creek Township makes things: 69% of its jobs are in goods
1,696 jobs are based in Duck Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Duck Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,155 → 1,696. 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 Duck Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Duck Creek Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 821 residents head out to work, 281 work right here, and 1,415 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Duck Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting from Duck Creek Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Duck Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,084 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where the people who work in Duck Creek Township live
Where Duck Creek Township clocks in
10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Duck Creek Township
About 20% 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.
In Duck Creek Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Duck Creek Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #222 of 247 in Missouri. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.2% across Missouri, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,111 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). 4.5% of Duck Creek Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Duck Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Duck Creek Township is 3,518th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,516 | Lincoln Township KS | 2,730 | $56K | 9.0% | 5.3% | 17% | C |
| 3,517 | Lincolnville ME | 2,433 | $82K | 11.8% | 7.1% | 5% | C |
| 3,518 | Duck Creek Township MO | 3,016 | $51K | 13.7% | 2.9% | 25% | C |
| 3,519 | Weymouth Township NJ | 2,751 | $72K | 16.7% | 8.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,520 | Lake Luzerne NY | 3,067 | $47K | 33.4% | 1.3% | 11% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Duck Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Around Duck Creek Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Duck Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Township | – | C | C | 22 min | $51,099 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $57,847 |
| New Lisbon Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Fisk | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Castor Township | 2% | D | B− | 26 min | $57,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Lisbon Township: not graded. Fisk: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Castor Township. Darker towns draw more of Duck 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 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 Duck Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Duck Creek Township?
$51,099 (±$5,625) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Duck Creek Township?
13.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Duck Creek Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Duck Creek Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Puxico (13%, 4 mi), Dudley (10%, 7 mi), Dexter (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Duck Creek Township walkable?
Duck Creek Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Duck Creek Township without a car?
0% 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 Duck Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duck 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.