Elkhart Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
26 jobs are based in Elkhart Township, and 80 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Elkhart Township itself; outside it, Butler draws the most (16%, 9 miles). Working residents average 51 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elkhart Township by day and by night
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Elkhart Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 people from Elkhart Township work
Where Elkhart Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 69% of the jobs in Elkhart Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkhart Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 26. 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 Elkhart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Elkhart Township takes about 51 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elkhart Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Elkhart 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.
Elkhart Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elkhart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Township | – | — | — | 51 min | $59,523 |
| Charlotte Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| West Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| East Boone Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | under 3% | C | C | 39 min | $72,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Charlotte Township, Mound Township, West Point Township and East Boone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elkhart 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 Elkhart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elkhart Township?
$59,523 (±$28,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkhart Township?
2.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elkhart Township?
51 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elkhart Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (16%, 9 mi), Springfield (6%, 103 mi), Adrian (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elkhart Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elkhart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkhart 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.