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Jobs & commute in Grant Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Grant Township works elsewhere

Employers in Grant Township report 8 jobs, against 159 working residents. Hardly any work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is St. Joseph (21%, 28 miles). 41% of workers work from home; Missouri has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Grant Township

On a workday 159 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

159live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night340
Workday190
340live here− 160head out to work+ 8come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Grant Township commutes to

BurlingtonLenexa: 2 residents work here (1%)Kansas City: 2 residents work here (1%)OsbornStewartsville: 2 residents work here (1%)Maysville: 27 residents work here (17%)North Kansas City: 5 residents work here (3%)Maryville: 4 residents work here (3%)Cameron: 8 residents work here (5%)St. Joseph: 33 residents work here (21%)Kansas City: 16 residents work here (10%)Independence: 3 residents work here (2%)Miller TownshipAdams TownshipDallas TownshipGrant TownshipCamden TownshipPolk TownshipSt. JosephMaysvilleKansas CityCameronNorth Kansas CityMaryvilleGrant Township
1
St. Joseph27.9 mi away
21%33
2
Maysville6.9 mi away
17%27
3
Kansas City60 mi away
10%16
4
Cameron18.4 mi away
5%8
5
North Kansas City59.1 mi away
3%5
6
Maryville35.7 mi away
3%4
7
Independence62.1 mi away
2%3
8
Lenexa, KS73.9 mi away
1%2
9
Kansas City, KS62.5 mi away
1%2
10
Stewartsville16.9 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%57
The top trips

Where Grant Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Grant Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Grant TownshipJobs Grant Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%15%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%30%
Over $3,333 a month50%53%

Who does it

29 or younger63%21%
30 to 5425%54%
55 and older13%25%
+167%

Jobs based in Grant Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 8. 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 Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Grant Township: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
209 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Grant Township27 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
41%

of Grant Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Grant Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Carpool

Share of the 101 commuters (the 41% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Grant Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSt. Joseph: 21% · 27.9 miMaysville: 17% · 6.9 miKansas City: 10% · 60 miCameron: 5% · 18.4 miNorth Kansas City: 3% · 59.1 miMaryville: 3% · 35.7 miIndependence: 2% · 62.1 miLenexa: 1% · 73.9 miKansas City: 1% · 62.5 miStewartsville: 1% · 16.9 miSt. Joseph 21%Maysville 17%Kansas City 10%Cameron 5%North Kansas City 3%Grant Township
Grant TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi27 residents
15%10–24 mi24 residents
28%25–50 mi44 residents
40%Over 50 mi63 residents

About 40% 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.

Next door

The towns around Grant Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Camden Township25 min
Grant Township27 min
Miller Township37 min
Polk Township67 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrant Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grant Township–——27 min—
Camden Townshipunder 2%C−B25 min$65,417
Polk Townshipunder 2%——67 min—
Dallas Townshipunder 2%————
Miller Townshipunder 2%——37 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Polk Township, Dallas Township and Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Grant Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Grant Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?

0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Grant Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Grant Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (21%, 28 mi), Maysville (17%, 7 mi), Kansas City (10%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Grant 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 Grant Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Grant Township

Grant Township home →

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.