Lynch Township has lower household incomes than 97% of U.S. towns
Only 1% stay in Lynch Township for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (24%, 9 miles). The poverty rate is 13.6%, where Missouri as a whole has 12.6%. Lynch Township grades D− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lynch Township, in brief
Lynch Township and Houston trade workers both ways
Houston is the top workplace for Lynch Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Lynch Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lynch Township is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Lynch Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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 396 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Lynch Township
On income, poverty and job access, Lynch Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lynch Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.3%) is left out: Lynch 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, Lynch Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The towns that employ Lynch Township’s residents
Where Lynch Township clocks in
24% 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.
In and out of Lynch Township on a workday
On a workday 391 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Lynch Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
What the 79 jobs in Lynch Township are
79 jobs are based in Lynch Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynch Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 79. 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 Lynch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Lynch Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynch Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 220 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 Lynch Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 28% 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.
Getting around Lynch Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lynch Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lynch 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 239 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). 10.1% of Lynch Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lynch Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lynch Township compares with U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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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| 39 | Loch Lloyd MO | 1,090 | $184K | 2.5% | 0.5% | <1% | A+ |
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| 59 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 97 | LaBarque Creek MO | 1,457 | $133K | 1.1% | 1.7% | <1% | A+ |
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| 5,364 | Turman Township IN | 1,080 | $54K | 30.0% | 0.0% | 4% | D− |
| 5,365 | Lincoln Township MI | 1,319 | $52K | 19.1% | 8.6% | <1% | D− |
| 5,366 | Lynch Township MO | 1,381 | $38K | 13.6% | 0.3% | 1% | D− |
| 5,367 | Fallsbury Township OH | 1,031 | $47K | 45.9% | 13.3% | 1% | D− |
| 5,368 | Nashville WI | 1,359 | $56K | 20.2% | 4.1% | 20% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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 Lynch Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door to Lynch Township
The biggest share goes to Roubidoux Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch Township | – | D− | D− | 27 min | $38,068 |
| Piney Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 20 min | $47,462 |
| Sherrill Township | under 2% | D− | B− | 28 min | $46,987 |
| Boone Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Upton Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Roubidoux Township | 3% | D | D− | 33 min | $63,717 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 29 min | $55,088 |
Same-state neighbors only. Boone Township and Upton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynch 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 Lynch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lynch Township?
$38,068 (±$19,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynch Township?
13.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynch Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynch Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (24%, 9 mi), Licking (7%, 8 mi), Fort Leonard Wood (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lynch Township walkable?
Lynch Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lynch 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 Lynch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynch 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.