With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Liberty Township works elsewhere
Liberty Township has 4 jobs, against 49 working residents. Hardly any work in Liberty Township; the top destination outside it is Unionville (31%, 11 miles). For 47% of workers, the job is at home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Liberty Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Liberty Township: the destinations
Where Liberty Township clocks in
31% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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 Liberty Township: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 4. 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 Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Liberty Township
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 47% 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.
Liberty 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.
Work in the towns next to Liberty Township
The biggest share goes to Elm Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Elm Township | 6% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Lincoln Township and Elm Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
14.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Unionville (31%, 11 mi), Kirksville (8%, 26 mi), Columbia (8%, 112 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty 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.