Lake Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 15 jobs in Lake Township, against 84 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lake Township for work; outside it, Nevada is the main destination (32%, 6 miles). At home: 32% of workers have no commute at all (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Lake Township
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Lake 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 Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Lake Township clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Lake Township: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 15. 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 Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Township
of Lake Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 32% 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.
Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Lake Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Deerfield Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | – | — | — | — | $127,083 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | C− | D | 19 min | $63,313 |
| Deerfield Township | 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Metz Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerfield Township, Richland Township and Metz Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Lake Township workers work outside Missouri. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Township?
$127,083 (±$67,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Township?
3.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (32%, 6 mi), Fort Scott (10%, 15 mi), El Dorado Springs (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake 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.