With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Parson Creek Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. 133 jobs are based in Parson Creek Township, and 267 of its residents work somewhere. Only 7% work in Parson Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Chillicothe (21%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Parson Creek Township, in brief
How long Parson Creek Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parson Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 322 commuters (the 6% 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.
Parson Creek Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 247 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Parson Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The places Parson Creek Township commutes to
Where Parson Creek Township clocks in
Lines 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.
What Parson Creek Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parson Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 133. 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 Parson Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Parson Creek Township commutes
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Parson Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parson Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parson Creek Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $72,604 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wheeling Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Cunningham Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township, Wheeling Township, Clay Township, Grand River Township and Cunningham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parson Creek 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 Parson Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Parson Creek Township?
$72,604 (±$8,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parson Creek Township?
4.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parson Creek Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parson Creek Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (21%, 14 mi), Brookfield (9%, 12 mi), Meadville (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parson Creek Township without a car?
<1% 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 Parson Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parson Creek 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.