Hurricane Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 4% stay in Hurricane Township for work; outside it, Carrollton is the main destination (22%, 16 miles). 92 jobs are based in Hurricane Township, and 241 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, 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
The commute and the jobs: Hurricane Township in brief
Hurricane Township and Carrollton trade workers both ways
Carrollton is the top workplace for Hurricane Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Hurricane Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hurricane Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 241 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Hurricane Township goes to work
Where Hurricane Township clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Hurricane Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hurricane Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 9% 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 it is to work from Hurricane Township
About 33% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Hurricane Township
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Hurricane Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Hurricane Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hurricane Township, 2013 → 2023: 132 → 92. 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 Hurricane Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Hurricane Township
The biggest share goes to Ridge Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hurricane Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $57,059 |
| Triplett Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cunningham Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Ridge Township | 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Stokes Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Rockford Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Triplett Township, Cunningham Township, Grand River Township, Ridge Township, Stokes Mound Township and Rockford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hurricane 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 Hurricane Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hurricane Township?
$57,059 (±$4,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hurricane Township?
7.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hurricane Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hurricane Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (22%, 16 mi), Chillicothe (10%, 19 mi), Marshall (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hurricane Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hurricane Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hurricane 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.