Green Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Green Township; the top destination outside it is Chillicothe (39%, 5 miles). Green Township has 6 jobs; 114 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Green Township
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 the trip to work from Green Township ends
Where Green Township clocks in
5% 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.
In Green Township, 83% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 6. 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.
From Green Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 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 179 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Green Township
About 37% 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.
How Green Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $73,750 |
| Blue Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Chillicothe Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sampsel Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mooresville Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Utica | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Mound Township, Jackson Township, Sampsel Township, Mooresville Township, Utica and Fairview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chillicothe Township: 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?
$73,750 (±$22,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
7.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (39%, 5 mi), Kansas City (5%, 66 mi), Lee's Summit (4%, 70 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.