Most of Egypt Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 7% stay in Egypt Township for work; outside it, Carrollton is the main destination (15%, 12 miles). Employers in Egypt Township report 156 jobs for 325 working residents. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Egypt Township, in brief
The trip to work from Egypt Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Egypt Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 commuters (the 14% 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 works in Egypt Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Egypt Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where Egypt Township’s working residents head each day
Where Egypt Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 kinds of work in Egypt Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Egypt Township, 2013 → 2023: 122 → 156. 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 Egypt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Egypt Township
About 23% 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.
Egypt Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Egypt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $67,279 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Moss Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sugartree Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Moss Creek Township and Sugartree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Egypt 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 Egypt Township: questions
What is the median household income in Egypt Township?
$67,279 (±$11,005) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Egypt Township?
10.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Egypt Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Egypt Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (15%, 12 mi), Kansas City (8%, 47 mi), Norborne (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Egypt Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Egypt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Egypt 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.