Salt Creek Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5 jobs are based in Salt Creek Township, against 58 working residents. Hardly any work in Salt Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Marceline (21%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work 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
Who works in Salt Creek Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Salt Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Out of Salt Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Salt Creek Township clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Salt Creek Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salt Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Salt Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Salt Creek Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salt Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Salt Creek Township works
About 45% 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 Salt Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salt Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Creek Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $49,306 |
| Musselfork Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Mendon Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Keytesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Yellow Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Brunswick Township | under 2% | D− | B+ | 20 min | $46,389 |
Same-state neighbors only. Musselfork Township, Mendon Township and Yellow Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Keytesville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salt 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 Salt Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salt Creek Township?
$49,306 (±$44,709) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salt Creek Township?
3.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salt Creek Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salt Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marceline (21%, 10 mi), Brookfield (7%, 15 mi), Kansas City (7%, 87 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salt Creek Township without a car?
25% 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 Salt Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salt 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.