Leesville Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
98 jobs are based in Leesville Township for 391 working residents. Jobs and income earn Leesville Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 1% work in Leesville Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (33%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Leesville Township
Leesville Township and Clinton trade workers both ways
Clinton is the top workplace for Leesville Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Leesville Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Leesville Township is a place people come home to
There are 98 jobs based in Leesville Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Leesville Township has about 770 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% 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 391 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Leesville Township
On income, poverty and job access, Leesville Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Leesville Township’s grade up (9.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.9%) is left out: Leesville 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, Leesville Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Where the trip to work from Leesville Township ends
Where Leesville Township clocks in
33% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
How many people are in Leesville Township by day
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Leesville Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
How far it is to work from Leesville Township
About 39% 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 Leesville Township: what the 98 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leesville Township, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 98. 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 Leesville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Leesville Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leesville Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 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.
In Leesville Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Leesville Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Leesville 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 349 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). 2.5% of Leesville Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Leesville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Leesville Township places 1,938th of 3,133 on jobs and income among 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+ |
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| 61 | Fremont Hills MO | 1,098 | $171K | 3.9% | 1.9% | <1% | A+ |
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| 64 | Bel-Nor MO | 1,351 | $111K | 5.8% | 8.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,936 | Washington Township IN | 1,234 | $72K | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| 1,937 | Moran Township MI | 1,072 | $68K | 9.0% | 5.1% | 8% | C− |
| 1,938 | Leesville Township MO | 1,065 | $70K | 9.8% | 0.9% | 1% | C− |
| 1,939 | Barry IL | 1,247 | $76K | 15.3% | 5.8% | 12% | C− |
| 1,940 | Vaughn MT | 1,002 | $56K | 8.7% | 1.2% | 2% | 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 Leesville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Leesville Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bethlehem Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leesville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesville Township | – | C− | D | 28 min | $70,000 |
| Osage Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bethlehem Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township and Springfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bethlehem Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leesville 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 Leesville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leesville Township?
$70,000 (±$16,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leesville Township?
9.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leesville Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leesville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (33%, 10 mi), Springfield (6%, 80 mi), Sedalia (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Leesville Township walkable?
Leesville Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Leesville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leesville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leesville 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.