With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Nodaway Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26. Nodaway Township has 107 jobs, and 343 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Nodaway Township for work; outside it, Maryville is the main destination (31%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Nodaway Township apart
Nodaway Township and Maryville trade workers both ways
Maryville is the top workplace for Nodaway Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Nodaway Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 343 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Nodaway Township: the destinations
Where Nodaway Township clocks in
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.
How far Nodaway Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Nodaway Township
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Nodaway Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Jobs in Nodaway Township: what the 107 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nodaway Township, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 107. 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 Nodaway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Nodaway Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nodaway Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 commuters (the 16% 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.
Around Nodaway Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nodaway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodaway Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $50,917 |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Atchison Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Polk Township | 4% | C | B+ | 12 min | $57,294 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township, Lincoln Township, Atchison Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nodaway 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 Nodaway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nodaway Township?
$50,917 (±$13,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nodaway Township?
15.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nodaway Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nodaway Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maryville (31%, 10 mi), St. Joseph (12%, 48 mi), Polk Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nodaway Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nodaway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nodaway 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.