Fewer people are out of work in Liberty Township (2.5%) than in 77% of U.S. towns
Liberty Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. 3% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. About one in three work in Liberty Township itself; outside it, Dexter draws the most (29%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Liberty Township and work: the main findings
Liberty Township and Dexter trade workers both ways
Dexter is the top workplace for Liberty Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Liberty Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Liberty Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Liberty Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Liberty Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #135 of 247 in Missouri. Unemployment holds Liberty Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($57,847, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Liberty Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Where Liberty Township’s working residents head each day
Where Liberty Township clocks in
29% 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.
About 21 minutes to work from Liberty Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,086 commuters (the 3% 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 on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,901 residents head out to work, 2,170 work right here, and 3,425 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The 5,595 jobs based in Liberty Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,259 → 5,595. 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.
How far it is to work from Liberty Township
About 20% 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.
Few in Liberty Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Liberty Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #201 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of 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 6,254 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). 3.1% of Liberty Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Liberty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Liberty Township is 1,761st of 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Town and Country MO | 11,619 | $233K | 1.7% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Dardenne Prairie MO | 15,032 | $153K | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Crestwood MO | 12,207 | $107K | 5.5% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,759 | Urbana OH | 11,140 | $68K | 13.6% | 5.7% | 32% | C+ |
| 1,760 | Washington Township IN | 16,948 | $59K | 16.6% | 2.4% | 38% | C+ |
| 1,761 | Liberty Township MO | 14,741 | $58K | 14.0% | 2.5% | 36% | C+ |
| 1,762 | Woodmere LA | 11,879 | $76K | 18.2% | 9.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,763 | Tremonton UT | 12,934 | $75K | 10.2% | 5.6% | 18% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Liberty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
How Liberty Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Castor Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $57,847 |
| Castor Township | 2% | D | B− | 26 min | $57,125 |
| Elk Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Duck Creek Township | under 2% | C | C | 22 min | $51,099 |
| Union Township | under 2% | D | C− | 24 min | $50,938 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | D− | D | 20 min | $42,625 |
| Cotton Hill Township | under 2% | D− | B | 22 min | $47,096 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elk 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 median household income in Liberty Township?
$57,847 (±$4,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
14.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dexter (29%, 6 mi), Sikeston (6%, 27 mi), Poplar Bluff (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Liberty Township walkable?
Liberty Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% 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. 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.