Most of Miller Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 37 minutes, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Employers in Miller Township report 20 jobs, and 211 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Miller Township; the top destination outside it is Albany (25%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Miller Township apart on work
Miller Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Miller Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Miller Township has about 270 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Miller Township and Albany trade workers both ways
Albany is the top workplace for Miller Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Miller Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Miller Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 32 minutes). 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; with 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Miller Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Miller Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
The towns that employ Miller Township’s residents
Where Miller Township clocks in
25% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Miller Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miller Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 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.
Making and building: 75% of jobs based in Miller Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miller Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 20. 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 Miller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Miller Township commutes
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Miller Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $76,532 |
| Athens Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 19 min | $49,250 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | D | A− | 29 min | $57,708 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Cooper Township | under 2% | D− | B | 19 min | $53,173 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Dallas Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| McFall | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Benton Township, Butler Township, Grant Township, Dallas Township and McFall: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miller 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 Miller Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miller Township?
$76,532 (±$9,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miller Township?
9.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miller Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miller Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (25%, 10 mi), St. Joseph (10%, 35 mi), Kansas City (8%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miller Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller 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.