Households in Freeborn Township earn less than those in 92% of U.S. towns
2% of workers have no commute at all (Missouri 13%). 27.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.6% across Missouri. Freeborn Township grades D− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Freeborn Township, in a few figures
Freeborn Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Freeborn Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 512 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Freeborn Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Freeborn Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Freeborn Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.7%) is left out: Freeborn Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Freeborn Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
Commuting from Freeborn Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeborn Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 510 commuters (the 2% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Freeborn Township
On a workday 452 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 503 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 (1.10 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.
15% of working residents work in Kennett
Where Freeborn Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
In Freeborn Township, services account for most jobs
563 jobs are based in Freeborn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freeborn Township, 2013 → 2023: 475 → 563. 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 Freeborn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Freeborn Township commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Most of Freeborn Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Freeborn Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Freeborn Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 518 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.6% of Freeborn Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Freeborn Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Freeborn Township sits among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 38 | Loch Lloyd MO | 1,090 | $184K | 2.5% | 0.5% | <1% | A+ |
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| 91 | LaBarque Creek MO | 1,457 | $133K | 1.1% | 1.7% | <1% | A+ |
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| 119 | Fremont Hills MO | 1,098 | $171K | 3.9% | 1.9% | <1% | A+ |
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| 5,049 | Iva SC | 1,209 | $25K | 39.3% | 8.7% | 7% | D− |
| 5,050 | Troy ME | 1,116 | $45K | 17.8% | 3.8% | 1% | D− |
| 5,051 | Freeborn Township MO | 1,369 | $46K | 27.0% | 1.7% | 12% | D− |
| 5,052 | Conewango NY | 1,734 | $51K | 32.0% | 6.5% | 1% | D− |
| 5,053 | Mayo FL | 1,119 | $54K | 21.4% | 9.3% | 13% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Freeborn Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
The towns next door employ 11% of Freeborn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeborn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeborn Township | – | D− | C | 31 min | $45,882 |
| Holcomb Township | under 3% | D | D | 29 min | $49,167 |
| Cotton Hill Township | under 3% | D− | B | 22 min | $47,096 |
| Clarkton | 11% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Independence Township | under 3% | D | B | 22 min | $55,521 |
| Union Township | under 3% | D | C− | 24 min | $50,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clarkton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clarkton. Darker towns draw more of Freeborn 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 Freeborn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Freeborn Township?
$45,882 (±$6,776) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeborn Township?
27.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeborn Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeborn Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kennett (15%, 14 mi), Clarkton (11%, 1 mi), Malden (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Freeborn Township walkable?
Freeborn Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Freeborn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Freeborn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeborn 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.