Hill Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Only 1% work in Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Carrollton (14%, 15 miles). Hill Township has 3 jobs, and 79 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hill Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 people from Hill Township work
Where Hill Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Hill Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hill Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hill Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Hill Township works
About 47% 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.
Hill Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Township | – | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Leslie Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Stokes Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leslie Township, Washington Township, Blue Mound Township and Stokes Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hill 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 Hill Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hill Township?
9.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hill Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (14%, 15 mi), Kansas City (10%, 59 mi), Carrollton Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hill 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.