Lamar Township’s household incomes are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Lamar Township; the top destination outside it is Lamar (21%, 2 miles). The poverty rate is 14.7% (Missouri 12.6%). For jobs and income Lamar Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lamar Township
Lamar Township and Lamar trade workers both ways
Lamar is the top workplace for Lamar Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Lamar Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Lamar Township pay little
38% of the jobs based in Lamar Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 40% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 574 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Lamar Township’s grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lamar Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Lamar Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lamar Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The places Lamar Township commutes to
Where Lamar Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Lamar Township
347 jobs are based in Lamar Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lamar Township, 2013 → 2023: 359 → 347. 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 Lamar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Lamar Township
About 32% 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.
In and out of Lamar Township on a workday
On a workday 554 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 327 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Lamar Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Lamar Township’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lamar Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 584 commuters (the 13% 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.
Driving is how Lamar Township gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 670 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). 4.9% of Lamar Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lamar Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, Lamar Township ranks 4,567th of 5,877 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 39 | Loch Lloyd MO | 1,090 | $184K | 2.5% | 0.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | LaBarque Creek MO | 1,457 | $133K | 1.1% | 1.7% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,565 | Kerens TX | 1,508 | $57K | 16.3% | 4.8% | 11% | D |
| 4,566 | Scranton Township KS | 1,110 | $57K | 25.0% | 3.7% | 2% | D |
| 4,567 | Lamar Township MO | 1,434 | $57K | 14.7% | 0.0% | 3% | D |
| 4,568 | Clinton WI | 1,461 | $73K | 26.3% | 1.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,569 | Montrose MI | 1,700 | $44K | 28.9% | 2.9% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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 Lamar Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
How Lamar Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lamar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Township | – | D | D | 20 min | $56,926 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Northfork Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Central Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Newport Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township, Northfork Township, Central Township, Newport Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lamar 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 Lamar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lamar Township?
$56,926 (±$15,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lamar Township?
14.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lamar Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lamar Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar (21%, 2 mi), Springfield (8%, 57 mi), Joplin (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lamar Township walkable?
Lamar Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lamar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lamar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lamar 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.