Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Green Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Green Township; the top destination outside it is Maryville (29%, 12 miles). 11 jobs are based in Green Township, against 96 working residents. Home is the office for 44% of workers; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Green Township on a workday
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The towns that employ Green Township’s residents
Where Green Township clocks in
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.
Green Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 11. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 44% 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.
Half of Green Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 29% 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.
Green Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $85,694 |
| Nodaway Township | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Polk Township | 6% | C | B+ | 12 min | $57,294 |
Same-state neighbors only. Nodaway Township, Lincoln Township and Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$85,694 (±$16,904) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
5.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 44% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maryville (29%, 12 mi), St. Joseph (9%, 44 mi), Polk Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green 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 Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green 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.