Hughes Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
There are 95 jobs in Hughes Township; 168 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Hughes Township for work; outside it, Maryville is the main destination (34%, 12 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hughes Township by day and by night
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Hughes Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Hughes Township work
Where Hughes Township clocks in
11% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Hughes Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hughes Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 95. 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 Hughes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Hughes Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hughes Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 8% 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 Hughes Township goes to work
About 30% 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 to Hughes Township
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hughes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $53,409 |
| White Cloud Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Polk Township | 4% | C | B+ | 12 min | $57,294 |
Same-state neighbors only. White Cloud Township and Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hughes 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 Hughes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hughes Township?
$53,409 (±$16,907) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hughes Township?
14.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hughes Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hughes Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maryville (34%, 12 mi), St. Joseph (11%, 32 mi), Kansas City (5%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hughes Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hughes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hughes 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.