Fewer people are out of work in Grand River Township (2.4%) than in 79% of U.S. towns
Grand River Township grades B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in ten work in Grand River Township itself; outside it, Cameron draws the most (20%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 28 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
Grand River Township at work: what stands out
Grand River Township and Cameron trade workers both ways
Cameron is the top workplace for Grand River Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Grand River Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Grand River Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Grand River Township fell from 2,630 in 2014 to 1,687 in 2024, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Grand River Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Grand River Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Grand River Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #89 of 247 in Missouri. Unemployment holds Grand River Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Grand River Township could be anywhere from D to A.
Where the trip to work from Grand River Township ends
Where Grand River Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
What Grand River Township’s employers do
1,687 jobs are based in Grand River Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand River Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,630 → 1,687. 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grand River 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How a workday changes Grand River Township
On a workday 1,109 residents head out to work, 139 work right here, and 1,548 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Grand River Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 1,051 commuters (the 10% 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.
Few in Grand River Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grand River Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #152 of 247 in Missouri. Both inputs place Grand River 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 1,168 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). 7.1% of Grand River Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Grand River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Grand River Township is 1,922nd among 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Frontenac MO | 3,790 | $233K | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,920 | Canastota NY | 4,400 | $74K | 10.8% | 3.4% | 10% | B |
| 1,921 | Peshtigo WI | 3,423 | $67K | 9.4% | 0.9% | 13% | B |
| 1,922 | Grand River Township MO | 3,258 | $78K | 8.8% | 2.4% | 11% | B |
| 1,923 | Stanford NY | 3,703 | $89K | 13.8% | 1.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,924 | Richmond WI | 4,276 | $117K | 12.0% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Grand River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Around Grand River Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Township | – | B | B− | 28 min | $77,589 |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Kidder Township | under 2% | C | D− | 27 min | $72,532 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township, Colfax Township and Adams 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?
$77,589 (±$30,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand River Township?
8.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand River Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand River Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cameron (20%, 3 mi), St. Joseph (11%, 30 mi), Kansas City (10%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Grand River Township walkable?
Grand River Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grand River Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% 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. 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.