New York Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in New York Township report 17 jobs, against 110 working residents. Hardly any work in New York Township; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (13%, 49 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of New York Township
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in New York Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 people from New York Township work
Where New York Township clocks in
13% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New York Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 17. 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 York Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes each way for New York Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New York Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 4% 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 it is to work from New York Township
About 36% 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 York Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $69,750 |
| Fairview Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kingston Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Gomer Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township, Kingston Township, Lincoln Township and Gomer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New York 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 York Township: questions
What is the median household income in New York Township?
$69,750 (±$9,887) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New York Township?
8.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New York Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New York Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (13%, 49 mi), Chillicothe (8%, 22 mi), Hamilton (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New York 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 York Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New York 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.