With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. There are 75 jobs in Jefferson Township for 280 working residents. Only 1% work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Maryville (37%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jefferson Township: the figures worth knowing
Jefferson Township and Maryville trade workers both ways
Maryville is the top workplace for Jefferson Township residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Jefferson Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jefferson Township is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Jefferson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jefferson Township has about 420 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 280 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Jefferson Township commutes to
Where Jefferson 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 daily commute in and out of Jefferson Township
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jefferson Township
About 35% 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.
Jobs in Jefferson Township: what the 75 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 75. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Jefferson Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 253 commuters (the 14% 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.
Jefferson Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $60,750 |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Polk Township | 3% | C | B+ | 12 min | $57,294 |
| Wilson Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cooper Township | under 1% | D− | B | 19 min | $53,173 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: not graded. Washington Township, Grant Township and Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$60,750 (±$10,812) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
26.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maryville (37%, 12 mi), St. Joseph (11%, 36 mi), Kansas City (5%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% 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), 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.