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Jobs & commute in Grant Township

Grant Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Employers in Grant Township report 2 jobs; 58 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is Unionville (17%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole.

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

Day and night

In and out of Grant Township on a workday

On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

58live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night170
Workday120
170live here− 58head out to work+ 2come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

Where Grant Township goes to work

Sterling: 1 residents work here (2%)Carbondale: 1 residents work here (2%)Corydon: 2 residents work here (3%)Centerville: 4 residents work here (7%)PollockGreen City: 2 residents work here (3%)Milan: 4 residents work here (7%)Unionville: 10 residents work here (17%)Kirksville: 3 residents work here (5%)Jefferson City: 2 residents work here (3%)St. Joseph: 2 residents work here (3%)Grant TownshipLiberty TownshipLincoln TownshipElm TownshipUnionvilleCentervilleMilanKirksvilleCorydonGreen CityGrant Township
1
Unionville15.4 mi away
17%10
2
Centerville, IA16.1 mi away
7%4
3
Milan30.9 mi away
7%4
4
Kirksville24 mi away
5%3
5
Corydon, IA35.2 mi away
3%2
6
Green City22.2 mi away
3%2
7
Jefferson City138.5 mi away
3%2
8
St. Joseph123 mi away
3%2
9
Sterling, IL180.1 mi away
2%1
10
Carbondale, IL269.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%27
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

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Grant TownshipJobs Grant Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices100%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%26%
Over $3,333 a month50%52%

Who does it

29 or younger0%29%
30 to 5450%41%
55 and older50%29%
−50%

Jobs based in Grant Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 2. 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 trip to work from Grant Township: about 38 minutes

A year of commuting
291 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Grant Township38 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Grant Township gets to work
66%Drive alone
34%Carpool

Share of the 146 commuters (the 0% 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

How far it is to work from Grant Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miUnionville: 17% · 15.4 miCenterville: 7% · 16.1 miMilan: 7% · 30.9 miKirksville: 5% · 24 miCorydon: 3% · 35.2 miGreen City: 3% · 22.2 miJefferson City: 3% · 138.5 miSt. Joseph: 3% · 123 miSterling: 2% · 180.1 miCarbondale: 2% · 269.6 miUnionville 17%Centerville 7%Milan 7%Kirksville 5%Corydon 3%Grant Township
Grant TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi2 residents
39%10–24 mi22 residents
19%25–50 mi11 residents
39%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 39% 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

Grant Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrant Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grant Township–——38 min$85,139
Liberty Townshipunder 2%————
Elm Townshipunder 2%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township and Elm 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 median household income in Grant Township?

$85,139 (±$38,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?

1.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Grant Township?

38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Grant Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Unionville (17%, 15 mi), Centerville (7%, 16 mi), Milan (7%, 31 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.