Jefferson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Jefferson Township has 69 jobs; 165 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Jefferson Township for work; outside it, Trenton is the main destination (25%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Jefferson Township
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Jefferson Township work
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
25% 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.
Jefferson Township works in goods: 74% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 69. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Jefferson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Jefferson Township
About 42% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Jefferson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $96,607 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Jamesport Township | under 2% | C | A− | 44 min | $65,294 |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township, Jackson Township and Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Trenton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 2024, 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$96,607 (±$18,220) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
19.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (25%, 8 mi), Chillicothe (6%, 16 mi), Kansas City (5%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.