Jobs and earnings in Elk Township, and the trip to work
Working residents average 22 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Missouri 13%). Only 3% work in Elk Township itself; outside it, Dexter draws the most (14%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Elk Township by day
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 100 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
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 people from Elk Township work
Where Elk Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
In Elk Township, 84% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
103 jobs are based in Elk Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elk Township, 2013 → 2023: 116 → 103. 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 Elk Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Elk Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elk Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Elk Township
About 18% 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.
Next door to Elk Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elk Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $81,705 |
| Liberty Township | 9% | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $57,847 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | D− | D | 20 min | $42,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elk 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 Elk Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elk Township?
$81,705 (±$22,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elk Township?
2.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elk Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elk Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dexter (14%, 11 mi), Bernie (11%, 9 mi), Liberty Township (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elk 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 Elk Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elk 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.