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Jobs & commute in Jackson Township

Most of Jackson Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

0% of workers work from home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. 13 jobs are based in Jackson Township, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Unionville draws the most (15%, 8 miles).

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

Day and night

Jackson Township by day and by night

On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

47live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday100
140live here− 47head out to work+ 13come in to work= 100on a workday

About 100 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.28jobs 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 Jackson Township’s working residents head each day

Allerton: 1 residents work here (2%)Corydon: 1 residents work here (2%)KeosauquaCenterville: 6 residents work here (13%)MarionMilan: 2 residents work here (4%)Unionville: 7 residents work here (15%)Mount Vernon: 2 residents work here (4%)Kirksville: 2 residents work here (4%)Clay TownshipYork TownshipLincoln Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Union TownshipSherman TownshipMorgan Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Wilson TownshipWashington TownshipElm Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Jackson TownshipMedicine TownshipUnionvilleCentervilleMilanMount VernonKirksvilleLincoln TownshipJackson Township
1
Unionville7.8 mi away
15%7
2
Centerville, IA24.9 mi away
13%6
3
Milan16 mi away
4%2
4
Mount Vernon232.9 mi away
4%2
5
Kirksville34.2 mi away
4%2
6
Lincoln Township13.5 mi away
4%2
7
Morgan Township23 mi away
4%2
8
Elm Township19.7 mi away
4%2
9
Allerton, IA22.3 mi away
2%1
10
Corydon, IA24.1 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%20
The top trips

Where Jackson 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

69% of the jobs in Jackson Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Jackson TownshipJobs Jackson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms23%32%
Trade, transport & utilities77%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%17%
Over $3,333 a month69%57%

Who does it

29 or younger23%26%
30 to 5446%47%
55 and older31%28%
+86%

Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 13. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Jackson Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Jackson Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 48 commuters (the 0% 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 Jackson Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miUnionville: 15% · 7.8 miCenterville: 13% · 24.9 miMilan: 4% · 16 miMount Vernon: 4% · 232.9 miKirksville: 4% · 34.2 miLincoln Township: 4% · 13.5 miMorgan Township: 4% · 23 miElm Township: 4% · 19.7 miAllerton: 2% · 22.3 miCorydon: 2% · 24.1 miUnionville 15%Centerville 13%Milan 4%Mount Vernon 4%Kirksville 4%Jackson Township
Jackson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi8 residents
39%10–24 mi18 residents
15%25–50 mi7 residents
28%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 28% 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

Jackson Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownJackson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jackson Township–———$26,411
Medicine Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Wilson Townshipunder 3%——18 min—
Sherman Townshipunder 3%————
Union Townshipunder 3%CB17 min$70,357
York Townshipunder 3%——18 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Medicine Township, Wilson Township, Sherman Township and York Township: 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.

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 Jackson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jackson Township?

$26,411 (±$11,819) (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).

Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Unionville (15%, 8 mi), Centerville (13%, 25 mi), Milan (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Jackson 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.