New Lisbon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in New Lisbon Township itself; outside it, Dudley draws the most (12%, 13 miles). Employers in New Lisbon Township report 61 jobs, and 306 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in New Lisbon Township: the gist
New Lisbon Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in New Lisbon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Lisbon Township has about 650 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
New Lisbon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few New Lisbon Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 306 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves New Lisbon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in New Lisbon 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.
New Lisbon Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Lisbon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 412 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.
Where people from New Lisbon Township work
Where New Lisbon Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% 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.
Most jobs in New Lisbon Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Lisbon Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 61. 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 New Lisbon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Lisbon Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
New Lisbon Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Duck Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Lisbon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lisbon Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $85,441 |
| Castor Township | under 2% | D | B− | 26 min | $57,125 |
| Duck Creek Township | 3% | C | C | 22 min | $51,099 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 28 min | $61,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Lisbon 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 New Lisbon Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Lisbon Township?
$85,441 (±$21,481) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Lisbon Township?
14.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Lisbon Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Lisbon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dudley (12%, 13 mi), Dexter (12%, 13 mi), Poplar Bluff (11%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Lisbon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Lisbon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Lisbon 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.