Leroy Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Only 2% stay in Leroy Township for work; outside it, Lamar is the main destination (15%, 17 miles). Employers in Leroy Township report 57 jobs, and 92 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Leroy Township by day and by night
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Leroy Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Out of Leroy Township to work: where people go
Where Leroy Township clocks in
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 61% of work in Leroy Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leroy Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 57. 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 Leroy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Leroy Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leroy Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 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.
Half of Leroy Township commutes less than 38 miles
About 47% 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.
Leroy Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leroy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Township | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Barton City Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Ozark Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barton City Township, Harrison Township and Ozark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leroy 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 Leroy Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Leroy Township?
16.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leroy Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leroy Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar (15%, 17 mi), Springfield (9%, 75 mi), Liberal (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leroy 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 Leroy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leroy 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.