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Jobs & commute in Howard Township

Work means Albany for about half of Howard Township’s working residents

Working from home is the commute for 20% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. Hardly any work in Howard Township itself; outside it, Albany draws the most (49%, 7 miles). No jobs are based in Howard Township in the Census job records; 39 of its residents work elsewhere.

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

Day and night

Who leaves Howard Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

39live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday62
100live here− 39head out to work+ 0come in to work= 62on a workday

About 62 people are in Howard Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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

The places Howard Township commutes to

Stanberry: 2 residents work here (5%)Albany: 19 residents work here (49%)Bethany: 1 residents work here (3%)Fenton: 1 residents work here (3%)Maryville: 1 residents work here (3%)Creve Coeur: 1 residents work here (3%)Raytown: 1 residents work here (3%)St. Joseph: 6 residents work here (15%)Kansas City: 2 residents work here (5%)Dallas TownshipHuggins Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Athens TownshipBogle TownshipHoward TownshipAlbanySt. JosephStanberryKansas CityHuggins TownshipBethanyHoward Township
1
Albany7.1 mi away
49%19
2
St. Joseph49.4 mi away
15%6
3
Stanberry16.2 mi away
5%2
4
Kansas City85.2 mi away
5%2
5
Huggins Township9.9 mi away
5%2
6
Bethany14 mi away
3%1
7
Fenton239.5 mi away
3%1
8
Maryville31.2 mi away
3%1
9
Creve Coeur235 mi away
3%1
10
Raytown93.6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
8%3
The top trips

Where Howard 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Howard Township

Working from home
20%

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

About 2 in 10
How Howard Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 28 commuters (the 20% 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 Howard Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAlbany: 49% · 7.1 miSt. Joseph: 15% · 49.4 miStanberry: 5% · 16.2 miKansas City: 5% · 85.2 miHuggins Township: 5% · 9.9 miBethany: 3% · 14 miFenton: 3% · 239.5 miMaryville: 3% · 31.2 miCreve Coeur: 3% · 235 miRaytown: 3% · 93.6 miAlbany 49%St. Joseph 15%Stanberry 5%Kansas City 5%Howard Township
Howard TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
55%Under 10 mi21 residents
11%10–24 mi4 residents
21%25–50 mi8 residents
13%Over 50 mi5 residents

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

Work in the towns next to Howard Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownHoward Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Howard Township–————
Bogle Townshipunder 3%——18 min—
Athens Townshipunder 3%C−B−19 min$49,250
Dallas Townshipunder 3%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Howard 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 Howard Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Howard Township?

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

Where do people who live in Howard Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Howard 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.