Osage Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
34 jobs are based in Osage Township; 274 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Osage Township itself; outside it, Clinton draws the most (24%, 12 miles). 36% of workers work from home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Osage Township, in brief
Osage Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Osage Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Osage Township has about 550 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% 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 ↓
A lot of Osage Township works from home
36% of Osage Township workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. 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 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Osage Township
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Osage Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
How many miles Osage Township commutes
About 44% 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.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Osage Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osage Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 36% 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.
Out of Osage Township to work: where people go
Where Osage Township clocks in
24% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Osage Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osage Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 34. 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 Osage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Osage Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $66,667 |
| Leesville Township | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $70,000 |
| Bethlehem Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethlehem Township: not graded. Fairview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osage 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 Osage Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osage Township?
$66,667 (±$11,411) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osage Township?
6.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osage Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osage Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (24%, 12 mi), Springfield (7%, 74 mi), Montrose (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osage Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osage 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.