South West Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in South West Township for work; outside it, Lamar is the main destination (11%, 17 miles). Employers in South West Township report 44 jobs; 226 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in South West Township
South West Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in South West Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South West Township has about 390 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves South West Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 225 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in South West Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from South West Township
About 33% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where people from South West Township work
Where South West Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in South West Township: what the 44 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South West Township, 2014 → 2024: 65 → 44. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South West Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in South West Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South West Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 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.
Around South West Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Nashville Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South West Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $53,631 |
| Ozark Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Nashville Township | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Mindenmines | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ozark Township, Nashville Township and Mindenmines: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South West 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 2024, 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 South West Township: questions
What is the median household income in South West Township?
$53,631 (±$22,661) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South West Township?
17.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South West Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South West Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar (11%, 17 mi), Pittsburg (10%, 7 mi), Joplin (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South West 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 South West Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South West Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.