Grand River Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
110 jobs are based in Grand River Township for 102 working residents. Only 3% stay in Grand River Township for work; outside it, St. Joseph is the main destination (13%, 49 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Grand River Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 107 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 (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Grand River Township commutes to
Where Grand River Township clocks in
13% 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.
61% of the jobs in Grand River Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand River Township, 2014 → 2024: 47 → 110. 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 Grand River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Grand River Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grand River Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 11% 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 distance from Grand River Township to work
About 47% 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.
Next door to Grand River Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $41,544 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Jamesport Township | under 3% | C | A− | 44 min | $65,294 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | D | A− | 25 min | $54,000 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township, Salem Township, Washington Township and Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grand River 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 Grand River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grand River Township?
$41,544 (±$12,777) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand River Township?
3.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand River Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand River Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (13%, 49 mi), Pattonsburg (5%, 9 mi), Kansas City (5%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Grand River 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 Grand River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand River 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.