Making a living in Somerset Township
Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Only 6% work in Somerset Township; the top destination outside it is Mercer (9%, 5 miles). There are 49 jobs in Somerset Township, against 34 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Somerset Township
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Somerset Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Somerset Township ends
Where Somerset Township clocks in
9% 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.
Somerset Township works in goods: 57% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Somerset Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 49. 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 Somerset Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Somerset Township’s commute takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Somerset Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Somerset Township
About 35% 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.
The towns next door employ 15% of Somerset Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Somerset Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $111,607 |
| York Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Marion Township | 9% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ravanna Township | 6% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Ravanna | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. York Township, Marion Township, Ravanna Township and Ravanna: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marion Township. Darker towns draw more of Somerset 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 Somerset Township: questions
What is the median household income in Somerset Township?
$111,607 (±$35,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Somerset Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Somerset Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Somerset Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mercer (9%, 5 mi), Princeton (9%, 12 mi), Kansas City (9%, 113 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Somerset 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 Somerset Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Somerset 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.