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Jobs & commute in Henry Township

Most of Henry Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Henry Township report 12 jobs, against 94 working residents. Only 2% work in Henry Township itself; outside it, Nevada draws the most (32%, 16 miles). 27% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%.

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

12 jobs based here
Household income
$67K
median · Missouri $71K
Poverty
5.4%
Missouri 12.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Missouri 4.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
2%
2 of 94 working residents
Work from home
27%
Missouri 13% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who commutes out of Henry Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

92live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday140
220live here− 92head out to work+ 10come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Henry Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs 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 towns that employ Henry Township’s residents

Fort Scott: 2 residents work here (2%)Pittsburg: 3 residents work here (3%)Butler: 3 residents work here (3%)Nevada: 30 residents work here (32%)Joplin: 4 residents work here (4%)Kansas City: 3 residents work here (3%)St. Louis: 2 residents work here (2%)Owen TownshipOsage TownshipBlue Mound TownshipWalnut TownshipHenry TownshipMetz TownshipOsage TownshipCenter Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Barton City TownshipDeepwater Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Richland TownshipHoward TownshipNevadaJoplinCenter TownshipPittsburgButlerKansas CityHenry Township
1
Nevada15.8 mi away
32%30
2
Joplin64.5 mi away
4%4
3
Center Township17.9 mi away
4%4
4
Pittsburg, KS41.8 mi away
3%3
5
Butler21 mi away
3%3
6
Kansas City77.2 mi away
3%3
7
Fort Scott, KS14.8 mi away
2%2
8
St. Louis237.6 mi away
2%2
9
Henry Township (in town)right here
2%2
10
Deepwater Township28.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%39
The top trips

Where Henry Township clocks in

32%Nevada
32% of workers
15.8 mi awayNevada30 Henry Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
64.5 mi awayJoplin4 Henry Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4%Center Township
4% of workers
17.9 mi awayCenter Township4 Henry Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

58% of the jobs in Henry Township make or build things

Jobs based in Henry TownshipJobs Henry Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms58%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices42%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%35%
Over $3,333 a month42%49%

Who does it

29 or younger25%23%
30 to 5433%40%
55 and older42%36%
−57%

Jobs based in Henry Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 12. 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 Henry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Henry Township

Working from home
27%

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

About 3 in 10
How Henry Township gets to work
71%Drive alone
10%Transit
20%Walk

Share of the 41 commuters (the 27% 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

Miles to work from Henry Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNevada: 32% · 15.8 miJoplin: 4% · 64.5 miCenter Township: 4% · 17.9 miPittsburg: 3% · 41.8 miButler: 3% · 21 miKansas City: 3% · 77.2 miFort Scott: 2% · 14.8 miSt. Louis: 2% · 237.6 miDeepwater Township: 2% · 28.8 miNevada 32%Joplin 4%Center Township 4%Pittsburg 3%Butler 3%Henry Township
Henry TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi3 residents
48%10–24 mi45 residents
11%25–50 mi10 residents
38%Over 50 mi35 residents

About 38% 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 Henry Township

Osage Township: few work hereMetz Township: few work hereHoward Township: few work hereRichland Township: few work hereOsage TownshipMetz TownshipHoward TownshipRichland TownshipHenry Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Osage Townshipunder 3% of Henry TownshipMetz Townshipunder 3% of Henry TownshipHoward Townshipunder 3% of Henry TownshipRichland Townshipunder 3% of Henry Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownHenry Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Henry Township–———$66,667
Metz Townshipunder 3%————
Howard Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Richland Townshipunder 3%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Henry 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 Henry Township: questions

What is the median household income in Henry Township?

$66,667 (±$46,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Henry Township?

5.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Henry Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (32%, 16 mi), Joplin (4%, 64 mi), Center Township (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Henry Township without a car?

10% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Henry Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Henry Township

Henry Township home →
HandbookGetting around Henry TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MOShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.