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Jobs & commute in Grantsville Township

Earning a living in Grantsville Township

31% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. Only 4% work in Grantsville Township; the top destination outside it is Brookfield (22%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S.

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

Day and night

In and out of Grantsville Township on a workday

On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.

102live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
61work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday220
260live here− 100head out to work+ 61come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Grantsville Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.61jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 Grantsville Township’s working residents head each day

MeadvilleBucklinSalisbury: 2 residents work here (2%)La Plata: 2 residents work here (2%)Marceline: 16 residents work here (15%)Brookfield: 23 residents work here (22%)Macon: 4 residents work here (4%)Chillicothe: 10 residents work here (9%)Hannibal: 3 residents work here (3%)Columbia: 3 residents work here (3%)North Salem TownshipBenton TownshipLocust Creek TownshipBaker Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Bucklin TownshipJackson TownshipYellow Creek TownshipGrantsville TownshipEnterprise TownshipBrookfieldMarcelineChillicotheMaconBaker TownshipHannibalGrantsville Township
1
Brookfield10.1 mi away
22%23
2
Marceline16.1 mi away
15%16
3
Chillicothe27.3 mi away
9%10
4
Macon34.2 mi away
4%4
5
Baker Township7.5 mi away
4%4
6
Grantsville Township (in town)right here
4%4
7
Hannibal89.7 mi away
3%3
8
Columbia78.6 mi away
3%3
9
Salisbury37.8 mi away
2%2
10
La Plata31.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%35
The top trips

Where Grantsville 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

The kinds of work in Grantsville Township

65 jobs are based in Grantsville Township.

Jobs based in Grantsville TownshipJobs Grantsville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms23%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices77%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less26%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%27%
Over $3,333 a month45%57%

Who does it

29 or younger11%25%
30 to 5451%49%
55 and older38%25%
+2%

Jobs based in Grantsville Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 65. 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 Grantsville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 28 minutes each way for Grantsville Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
211 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Grantsville Township28 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
31%

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

About 3 in 10
How Grantsville Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 46 commuters (the 31% 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

The commute from Grantsville Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBrookfield: 22% · 10.1 miMarceline: 15% · 16.1 miChillicothe: 9% · 27.3 miMacon: 4% · 34.2 miBaker Township: 4% · 7.5 miHannibal: 3% · 89.7 miColumbia: 3% · 78.6 miSalisbury: 2% · 37.8 miLa Plata: 2% · 31.1 miBrookfield 22%Marceline 15%Chillicothe 9%Macon 4%Baker Township 4%Grantsville Township
Grantsville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi20 residents
33%10–24 mi35 residents
20%25–50 mi21 residents
28%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 28% 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

Next door to Grantsville Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

North Salem Township19 min
Yellow Creek Township21 min
Locust Creek Township26 min
Baker Township27 min
Grantsville Township28 min
Benton Township33 min
Enterprise Township95 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrantsville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grantsville Township–——28 min$59,375
Baker Township4%——27 min—
Locust Creek Townshipunder 2%——26 min—
Benton Townshipunder 2%——33 min—
Enterprise Townshipunder 2%——95 min—
North Salem Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Yellow Creek Townshipunder 2%——21 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Baker Township, Locust Creek Township, Benton Township, Enterprise Township, North Salem Township and Yellow Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Baker Township. Darker towns draw more of Grantsville 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 Grantsville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Grantsville Township?

$59,375 (±$35,907) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Grantsville Township?

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

How long is the commute from Grantsville Township?

28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Grantsville Township work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookfield (22%, 10 mi), Marceline (15%, 16 mi), Chillicothe (9%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Grantsville Township

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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.