Where Northfork Township earns its living
Hardly any stay in Northfork Township for work; outside it, Pittsburg is the main destination (11%, 19 miles). A typical one-way commute from Northfork Township lasts 29 minutes (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). No jobs are based in Northfork Township in the Census job records; 116 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Northfork Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Northfork Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The towns that employ Northfork Township’s residents
Where Northfork Township clocks in
11% 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.
Northfork Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northfork Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Northfork Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 29% 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 to Northfork Township
The biggest share goes to Central Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northfork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfork Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $67,153 |
| Lamar Township | under 2% | D | D | 20 min | $56,926 |
| Nashville Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Central Township | 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nashville Township, Richland Township and Central Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northfork 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Northfork Township workers work outside Missouri. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Northfork Township: questions
What is the median household income in Northfork Township?
$67,153 (±$29,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northfork Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northfork Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northfork Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburg (11%, 19 mi), Lamar (10%, 7 mi), Liberal (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Northfork 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 Northfork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northfork 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.