Most of Salem Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Salem Township; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (11%, 72 miles). 107 jobs are based in Salem Township for 189 working residents. 6% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Salem Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 187 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Salem 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.
Where Salem Township’s working residents head each day
Where Salem Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
In Salem Township, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 107. 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 Salem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Salem Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salem Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 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.
Half of Salem Township commutes less than 55 miles
About 53% 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.
Salem Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $34,896 |
| Cypress Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grand River Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cypress Township, Grand River Township, Washington Township and Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salem 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 Salem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salem Township?
$34,896 (±$30,037) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
16.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (11%, 72 mi), St. Joseph (6%, 48 mi), Cameron (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salem 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.