Metz Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Metz Township has 31 jobs; 114 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Metz Township for work; outside it, Nevada is the main destination (25%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 45% of workers, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Metz Township
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Metz Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Metz Township goes to work
Where Metz Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
77% of the jobs in Metz Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Metz Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 31. 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 Metz Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Metz Township
of Metz Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 45% 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.
Where in the region Metz Township works
About 41% 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.
How Metz Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Metz Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz Township | – | — | — | — | $90,000 |
| Osage Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Osage Township | under 2% | D− | A− | 32 min | $51,625 |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township, Henry Township, Howard Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Metz 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 Metz Township: questions
What is the median household income in Metz Township?
$90,000 (±$10,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Metz Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Metz Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (25%, 12 mi), Springfield (6%, 84 mi), Kansas City (4%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Metz Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Metz Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Metz 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.