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Jobs & commute in Montevallo Township

Most of Montevallo Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

There are 6 jobs in Montevallo Township, against 139 working residents. Hardly any work in Montevallo Township itself; outside it, Nevada draws the most (27%, 16 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Montevallo Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 139 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

139live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night290
Workday150
290live here− 140head out to work+ 6come in to work= 150on a workday

About 150 people are in Montevallo Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Montevallo Township’s working residents head each day

Fort Scott: 6 residents work here (4%)Bronaugh: 3 residents work here (2%)El Dorado SpringsLamar: 5 residents work here (4%)Nevada: 37 residents work here (27%)Carthage: 3 residents work here (2%)Joplin: 4 residents work here (3%)Kansas City: 4 residents work here (3%)Springfield: 13 residents work here (9%)St. Louis: 4 residents work here (3%)Liberty TownshipDrywood Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Moundville TownshipVirgil TownshipDover TownshipMilford TownshipDoylesport TownshipMontevallo TownshipNevadaSpringfieldFort ScottLamarJoplinKansas CityMontevallo Township
1
Nevada16.2 mi away
27%37
2
Springfield57.1 mi away
9%13
3
Fort Scott, KS33.3 mi away
4%6
4
Lamar16.9 mi away
4%5
5
Joplin48.2 mi away
3%4
6
Kansas City101.1 mi away
3%4
7
St. Louis219.9 mi away
3%4
8
Drywood Township11.5 mi away
3%4
9
Bronaugh19.3 mi away
2%3
10
Carthage40 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%56
The top trips

Where Montevallo 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

Montevallo Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs

Jobs based in Montevallo TownshipJobs Montevallo Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%34%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%34%
Over $3,333 a month67%49%

Who does it

29 or younger33%27%
30 to 5450%55%
55 and older17%19%

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 Montevallo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 31 minutes from Montevallo Township

A year of commuting
239 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Montevallo Township31 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Montevallo Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
2%Carpool
2%Other

Share of the 243 commuters (the 11% 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 Montevallo Township commutes less than 40 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNevada: 27% · 16.2 miSpringfield: 9% · 57.1 miFort Scott: 4% · 33.3 miLamar: 4% · 16.9 miJoplin: 3% · 48.2 miKansas City: 3% · 101.1 miSt. Louis: 3% · 219.9 miDrywood Township: 3% · 11.5 miBronaugh: 2% · 19.3 miCarthage: 2% · 40 miNevada 27%Springfield 9%Fort Scott 4%Lamar 4%Joplin 3%Montevallo Township
Montevallo TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
1%Under 10 mi2 residents
41%10–24 mi57 residents
10%25–50 mi14 residents
47%Over 50 mi65 residents

About 47% 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.

Next door

Montevallo Township and the towns next door

Dover Township: few work hereMilford Township: few work hereVirgil Township: few work hereDoylesport Township: few work hereDover TownshipMilford TownshipVirgil TownshipDoylesport TownshipMontevallo Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Montevallo Township31 min
Doylesport Township32 min
Dover Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMontevallo Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Montevallo Township–——31 min$70,610
Dover Townshipunder 3%——36 min—
Milford Townshipunder 3%————
Virgil Townshipunder 3%————
Doylesport Townshipunder 3%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Dover Township, Milford Township, Virgil Township and Doylesport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Montevallo 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Montevallo Township: questions

What is the median household income in Montevallo Township?

$70,610 (±$12,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Montevallo Township?

8.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Montevallo Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Montevallo Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (27%, 16 mi), Springfield (9%, 57 mi), Fort Scott (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Montevallo Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Montevallo Township

Montevallo Township home →

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.