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Jobs & commute in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Lincoln Township; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (17%, 45 miles). 23 jobs are based in Lincoln Township; 157 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 34 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.

156live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
22work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday270
400live here− 160head out to work+ 22come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.15jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Lincoln Township to work: where people go

Pleasant HillWinstonBreckenridgeBraymer: 6 residents work here (4%)HardinHamilton: 13 residents work here (8%)Claycomo: 5 residents work here (3%)Richmond: 3 residents work here (2%)Cameron: 6 residents work here (4%)Chillicothe: 13 residents work here (8%)ParkvilleSt. Joseph: 8 residents work here (5%)Kansas City: 26 residents work here (17%)Columbia: 5 residents work here (3%)Grant TownshipLincoln TownshipMonroe TownshipGomer TownshipFairview TownshipNew York TownshipDavis Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Kansas CityHamiltonChillicotheSt. JosephBraymerCameronLincoln Township
1
Kansas City45.3 mi away
17%26
2
Hamilton12.2 mi away
8%13
3
Chillicothe25.5 mi away
8%13
4
St. Joseph48.9 mi away
5%8
5
Braymer7.4 mi away
4%6
6
Cameron19.7 mi away
4%6
7
Claycomo39 mi away
3%5
8
Columbia96.3 mi away
3%5
9
Davis Township6.3 mi away
3%5
10
Richmond20.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%67
The top trips

Where Lincoln Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Lincoln Township, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Lincoln TownshipJobs Lincoln Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%26%
Trade, transport & utilities13%28%
Services: health, schools, offices83%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%26%
Over $3,333 a month43%57%

Who does it

29 or younger4%20%
30 to 5457%57%
55 and older39%22%
−45%

Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2014 → 2024: 42 → 23. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Lincoln Township’s commute takes about 34 minutes

A year of commuting
257 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lincoln Township34 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Lincoln Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
9%Carpool
5%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 148 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Lincoln Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKansas City: 17% · 45.3 miHamilton: 8% · 12.2 miChillicothe: 8% · 25.5 miSt. Joseph: 5% · 48.9 miBraymer: 4% · 7.4 miCameron: 4% · 19.7 miClaycomo: 3% · 39 miColumbia: 3% · 96.3 miDavis Township: 3% · 6.3 miRichmond: 2% · 20.8 miKansas City 17%Hamilton 8%Chillicothe 8%St. Joseph 5%Braymer 4%Lincoln Township
Lincoln TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi18 residents
25%10–24 mi39 residents
39%25–50 mi61 residents
25%Over 50 mi39 residents

About 25% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Lincoln Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Davis Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Davis Township30 min
Lincoln Township34 min
New York Township39 min
Grant Township44 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLincoln Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lincoln Township–——34 min$61,477
Davis Township3%C−C+30 min$55,729
Grant Townshipunder 2%C−C−44 min$70,750
New York Townshipunder 2%——39 min—

Same-state neighbors only. New York Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lincoln Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lincoln Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?

$61,477 (±$9,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?

19.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lincoln Township?

34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (17%, 45 mi), Hamilton (8%, 12 mi), Chillicothe (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Lincoln Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.