With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairview Township works elsewhere
Employers in Fairview Township report 10 jobs, against 264 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairview Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (30%, 10 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fairview Township and work: the main findings
Fairview Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Fairview Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairview Township has about 520 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairview Township and Clinton trade workers both ways
Clinton is the top workplace for Fairview Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Fairview Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 264 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Fairview Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The places Fairview Township commutes to
Where Fairview Township clocks in
30% 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.
How many miles Fairview Township commutes
About 34% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 10. 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 Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fairview Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 8% 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.
Next door to Fairview Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $41,389 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Bear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Osage Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township: not graded. Bear Creek Township and Osage Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview 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 Fairview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview Township?
$41,389 (±$9,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview Township?
19.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (30%, 10 mi), Montrose (6%, 10 mi), Springfield (5%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairview 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 Fairview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview 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.