Salisbury Township has lower unemployment (3.0%) than 70% of U.S. towns
About one in four stay in Salisbury Township for work; outside it, Salisbury is the main destination (20%, 1 miles). Jobs and income earn Salisbury Township C+; getting around on foot earns it B−. The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Salisbury Township stands out on work
Salisbury Township and Salisbury trade workers both ways
Salisbury is the top workplace for Salisbury Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Salisbury Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
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 973 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Salisbury Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salisbury Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Salisbury Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salisbury Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Commuting out of Salisbury Township: the destinations
Where Salisbury Township clocks in
10% 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.
Salisbury Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
Salisbury Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 735 residents head out to work, 238 work right here, and 461 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Salisbury Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
The kinds of work in Salisbury Township
699 jobs are based in Salisbury Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salisbury Township, 2013 → 2023: 749 → 699. 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 Salisbury Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Salisbury Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salisbury Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,001 commuters (the 8% 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.
Salisbury Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salisbury Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Salisbury Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,087 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Salisbury Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Salisbury Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Salisbury Township comes 3,041st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 50 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,039 | Fennimore WI | 2,775 | $62K | 15.1% | 2.0% | 23% | C+ |
| 3,040 | Cheshire MA | 3,180 | $70K | 8.6% | 4.6% | 8% | C+ |
| 3,041 | Salisbury Township MO | 2,439 | $72K | 11.6% | 3.0% | 24% | C+ |
| 3,042 | Carlton NY | 2,793 | $82K | 11.7% | 5.3% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,043 | Kingstown MD | 1,713 | $94K | 19.7% | 3.2% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Salisbury Township, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Around Salisbury Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salisbury Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Township | – | C+ | B− | 21 min | $72,288 |
| Keytesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Wayland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Chariton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keytesville Township: not graded. Wayland Township and Chariton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salisbury 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 Salisbury Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salisbury Township?
$72,288 (±$3,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salisbury Township?
11.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salisbury Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salisbury Township work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (20%, 1 mi), Columbia (10%, 40 mi), Moberly (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Salisbury Township walkable?
Salisbury Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salisbury Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salisbury Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salisbury 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.