Fairview Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 28 jobs in Fairview Township, and 155 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Fairview Township for work; outside it, Chillicothe is the main destination (35%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Fairview Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Fairview Township to work: where people go
Where Fairview Township clocks in
6% 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.
Making and building: 32% of jobs based in Fairview Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview Township, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 28. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 44 minutes from Fairview Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 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 156 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.
The commute from Fairview Township, by distance
About 36% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Fairview Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Blue Mound Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $90,750 |
| Chillicothe Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Blue Mound Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Stokes Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chillicothe Township: not graded. Blue Mound Township, Grand River Township, Stokes Mound Township and Green 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 2024, 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?
$90,750 (±$23,949) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview Township?
0.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (35%, 9 mi), Kansas City (6%, 68 mi), Monroe Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fairview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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), 2024, 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.