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Jobs & commute in Hudson Township

Hudson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Hardly any work in Hudson Township itself; outside it, Butler draws the most (12%, 14 miles). Employers in Hudson Township report 16 jobs, and 93 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 19 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.

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

Day and night

Who works in Hudson Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.

93live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
16work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night180
Workday110
180live here− 93head out to work+ 16come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Hudson Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs 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

Where Hudson Township goes to work

PalatineWinfieldRockville: 3 residents work here (3%)Appleton City: 5 residents work here (5%)Rich Hill: 8 residents work here (9%)Adrian: 3 residents work here (3%)Butler: 11 residents work here (12%)Nevada: 6 residents work here (6%)Kansas City: 5 residents work here (5%)Springfield: 4 residents work here (4%)Washington TownshipHudson TownshipDeer Creek TownshipOsage Township: 5 residents work here (5%)Deepwater TownshipMingo TownshipMount Pleasant Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Pleasant Gap TownshipRockville TownshipButlerRich HillNevadaAppleton CityKansas CityOsage TownshipHudson Township
1
Butler14 mi away
12%11
2
Rich Hill14.4 mi away
9%8
3
Nevada25.5 mi away
6%6
4
Appleton City4.8 mi away
5%5
5
Kansas City70.5 mi away
5%5
6
Osage Township14.3 mi away
5%5
7
Springfield80.6 mi away
4%4
84%4
9
Rockville6.5 mi away
3%3
10
Adrian20.9 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%39
The top trips

Where Hudson 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.

The jobs

Hudson Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Hudson TownshipJobs Hudson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%28%
Services: health, schools, offices0%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%41%
Over $3,333 a month31%49%

Who does it

29 or younger31%24%
30 to 5444%39%
55 and older25%38%

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 Hudson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 19 minutes each way for Hudson Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
145 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hudson Township19 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hudson Township gets to work
70%Drive alone
24%Carpool
6%Walk

Share of the 141 commuters (the 10% 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

How far Hudson Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miButler: 12% · 14 miRich Hill: 9% · 14.4 miNevada: 6% · 25.5 miAppleton City: 5% · 4.8 miKansas City: 5% · 70.5 miOsage Township: 5% · 14.3 miSpringfield: 4% · 80.6 miMount Pleasant Township: 4% · 14.6 miRockville: 3% · 6.5 miAdrian: 3% · 20.9 miButler 12%Rich Hill 9%Nevada 6%Appleton City 5%Kansas City 5%Hudson Township
Hudson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi9 residents
39%10–24 mi36 residents
14%25–50 mi13 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

The towns around Hudson Township

Rockville Township: few work hereDeepwater Township: few work herePleasant Gap Township: few work hereRockville TownshipDeepwater TownshipPleasant Gap TownshipHudson Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Rockville Township19 min
Hudson Township19 min
Deepwater Township25 min
Pleasant Gap Township26 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHudson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hudson Township–——19 min$80,625
Rockville Townshipunder 4%——19 min—
Deepwater Townshipunder 4%——25 min—
Pleasant Gap Townshipunder 4%——26 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Hudson 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 Hudson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hudson Township?

$80,625 (±$36,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hudson Township?

8.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hudson Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hudson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (12%, 14 mi), Rich Hill (9%, 14 mi), Nevada (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hudson Township

Hudson Township home →

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.