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Jobs & commute in Marion Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Marion Township works elsewhere

Marion Township has 10 jobs; 94 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Marion Township itself; outside it, Trenton draws the most (26%, 9 miles). 24% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole.

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Marion Township

On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

94live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday170
260live here− 94head out to work+ 10come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs 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

The places Marion Township commutes to

Galt: 2 residents work here (2%)Laredo: 2 residents work here (2%)BrowningPrincetonRiverside: 2 residents work here (2%)Trenton: 24 residents work here (26%)Cameron: 3 residents work here (3%)Chillicothe: 5 residents work here (5%)Liberty: 2 residents work here (2%)Kansas City: 3 residents work here (3%)Lee's Summit: 3 residents work here (3%)Trenton Township: 5 residents work here (5%)Marion TownshipWilson TownshipLincoln TownshipLiberty TownshipTrentonChillicotheTrenton TownshipCameronKansas CityLee's SummitMarion Township
1
Trenton8.8 mi away
26%24
2
Chillicothe20.2 mi away
5%5
3
Trenton Township7.4 mi away
5%5
4
Cameron48 mi away
3%3
5
Kansas City88.4 mi away
3%3
6
Lee's Summit94.4 mi away
3%3
7
Galt4.4 mi away
2%2
8
Laredo3.4 mi away
2%2
9
Riverside89.1 mi away
2%2
10
Liberty77.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%43
The top trips

Where Marion 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

Marion Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs

Jobs based in Marion TownshipJobs Marion Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms40%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices60%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month70%30%
Over $3,333 a month20%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 5460%49%
55 and older40%30%
−9%

Jobs based in Marion Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 10. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Marion Township takes about 22 minutes

A year of commuting
171 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marion Township22 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
24%

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

About 2 in 10
How Marion Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
6%Carpool
6%Walk

Share of the 88 commuters (the 24% 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

Half of Marion Township commutes less than 27 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTrenton: 26% · 8.8 miChillicothe: 5% · 20.2 miTrenton Township: 5% · 7.4 miCameron: 3% · 48 miKansas City: 3% · 88.4 miLee's Summit: 3% · 94.4 miGalt: 2% · 4.4 miLaredo: 2% · 3.4 miRiverside: 2% · 89.1 miLiberty: 2% · 77.8 miTrenton 26%Chillicothe 5%Trenton Township 5%Cameron 3%Kansas City 3%Marion Township
Marion TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi29 residents
17%10–24 mi16 residents
13%25–50 mi12 residents
38%Over 50 mi35 residents

About 38% 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

Marion Township and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Trenton Township (5%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Trenton Township13 min
Marion Township22 min
Wilson Township26 min
Liberty Township35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMarion Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Marion Township–——22 min$48,864
Liberty Townshipunder 3%——35 min—
Trenton Township5%——13 min—
Wilson Townshipunder 3%——26 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions

What is the median household income in Marion Township?

$48,864 (±$30,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?

19.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Marion Township?

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

Where do people who live in Marion Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (26%, 9 mi), Chillicothe (5%, 20 mi), Trenton Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Marion Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Marion Township

Marion 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.