Jackson Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1% of workers work from home (Missouri 13%). There are 4 jobs in Jackson Township for 232 working residents. Hardly any work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Chillicothe (33%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Jackson Township
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Jackson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 320 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Jackson Township works in Chillicothe
77 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Chillicothe, 9.4 miles away. That’s far more as work in Jackson Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jackson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 the trip to work from Jackson Township ends
Where Jackson Township clocks in
5% of workers
3% 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.
How far Jackson Township goes to work
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.
The kinds of work in Jackson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 4. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 commuters (the 1% 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.
Jackson Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $97,429 |
| Chillicothe Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Cream Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sampsel Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Utica | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chillicothe Township: not graded. Cream Ridge Township, Green Township, Sampsel Township, Jefferson Township and Utica: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$97,429 (±$60,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (33%, 9 mi), Kansas City (5%, 71 mi), St. Joseph (3%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% 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 Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.