Ridge Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 78 jobs in Ridge Township; 166 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Ridge Township itself; outside it, Carrollton draws the most (16%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 20% of workers; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ridge Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Ridge Township goes to work
Where Ridge Township clocks in
16% 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.
Ridge Township makes things: 53% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 78. 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 Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 41 minutes in Ridge Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Ridge Township
About 39% 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.
How Ridge Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $54,205 |
| Van Horn Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Rockford Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Combs Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Hurricane Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Van Horn Township, Rockford Township, Combs Township and Hurricane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ridge 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 Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ridge Township?
$54,205 (±$8,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridge Township?
4.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridge Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridge Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (16%, 10 mi), Chillicothe (14%, 24 mi), Hale (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridge 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 Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridge 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.