How Myers Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Myers Township; the top destination outside it is Trenton (25%, 14 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. Commuters spend 45 minutes getting to work on average, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Myers Township by day and by night
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Myers Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Myers Township ends
Where Myers Township clocks in
25% of workers
5% 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.
From Myers Township, about 45 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Myers Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Myers Township, by distance
About 40% 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.
Around Myers Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Myers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $77,656 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Medicine Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Franklin Township and Medicine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Myers 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 Myers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Myers Township?
$77,656 (±$24,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Myers Township?
21.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Myers Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Myers Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (25%, 14 mi), Chillicothe (14%, 31 mi), Leavenworth (5%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Myers 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 Myers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Myers 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.