Kidder Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% stay in Kidder Township for work; outside it, Hamilton is the main destination (15%, 8 miles). There are 70 jobs in Kidder Township; 439 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Kidder Township are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Kidder Township apart on work
Kidder Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Kidder Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kidder Township has about 670 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kidder Township and Hamilton trade workers both ways
Hamilton is the top workplace for Kidder Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Kidder Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Kidder Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Kidder Township is better than 33% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Kidder Township’s grade up ($72,532, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Kidder Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Kidder Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Who works in Kidder Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 433 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Kidder Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Kidder Township to work: where people go
Where Kidder Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
Where in the region Kidder Township works
About 31% 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.
66% of the jobs in Kidder Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kidder Township, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 70. 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 Kidder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kidder Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 477 commuters (the 8% 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.
Most of Kidder Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kidder Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kidder Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 521 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Kidder Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kidder Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Kidder Township is 1,628th among 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Loch Lloyd MO | 1,090 | $184K | 2.5% | 0.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Fremont Hills MO | 1,098 | $171K | 3.9% | 1.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Bel-Nor MO | 1,351 | $111K | 5.8% | 8.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,626 | Graham Township PA | 1,308 | $78K | 11.8% | 2.6% | 3% | C |
| 1,627 | Morristown IN | 1,183 | $53K | 14.1% | 0.6% | 8% | C |
| 1,628 | Kidder Township MO | 1,039 | $73K | 10.7% | 2.8% | 1% | C |
| 1,629 | Luna Pier MI | 1,351 | $62K | 26.0% | 3.8% | 2% | C |
| 1,630 | Watkins MN | 1,018 | $65K | 11.4% | 4.0% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Kidder Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door is work for 12% of Kidder Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kidder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidder Township | – | C | D− | 27 min | $72,532 |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $77,589 |
| Mirabile Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $59,839 |
| Cameron | 12% | C− | B | 22 min | $61,791 |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township and Mirabile Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cameron. Darker towns draw more of Kidder 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 Kidder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kidder Township?
$72,532 (±$9,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kidder Township?
10.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kidder Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kidder Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton (15%, 8 mi), Cameron (12%, 4 mi), Kansas City (9%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kidder Township walkable?
Kidder Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kidder 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 Kidder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kidder 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.