Grand River Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 26% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri. Grand River Township has 7 jobs for 91 working residents. Hardly any stay in Grand River Township for work; outside it, Adrian is the main destination (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Grand River Township
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Grand River Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where Grand River Township goes to work
Where Grand River Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 71% of the jobs in Grand River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand River Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 7. 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 Grand River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Grand River Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 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 190 commuters (the 26% 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.
Miles to work from Grand River Township
About 25% 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.
Grand River Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $83,750 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 3% | C | C | 39 min | $72,262 |
| Mingo Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Shawnee Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mingo Township and Shawnee 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 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 Grand River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grand River Township?
$83,750 (±$80,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand River Township?
3.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand River Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Adrian (13%, 7 mi), Butler (9%, 13 mi), Harrisonville (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.