Jobs and the daily commute in Pleasant Gap Township
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Pleasant Gap Township for work; outside it, Butler is the main destination (13%, 9 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Pleasant Gap Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Pleasant Gap Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Pleasant Gap Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pleasant Gap 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.
About 26 minutes to work from Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 7% 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 Pleasant Gap Township commutes less than 35 miles
About 37% 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 Pleasant Gap Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Gap Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Gap Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $82,188 |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Oak Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Lone Oak Township and Hudson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Gap Township?
$82,188 (±$48,300) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Gap Township?
8.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Gap Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Gap Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (13%, 9 mi), Rich Hill (9%, 9 mi), Nevada (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Gap 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.