Spruce Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
44 jobs are based in Spruce Township; 109 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Spruce Township itself; outside it, Harrisonville draws the most (13%, 24 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Spruce Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Spruce Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Spruce Township to work: where people go
Where Spruce Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Spruce Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spruce Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Spruce Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Spruce Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spruce Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 4% 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.
How far Spruce Township goes to work
About 34% 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 around Spruce Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spruce Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $77,708 |
| Deepwater Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mingo Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Shawnee Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deepwater Township, Walker Township, Mingo Township and Shawnee Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spruce 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 Spruce Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spruce Township?
$77,708 (±$11,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spruce Township?
2.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spruce Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spruce Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisonville (13%, 24 mi), Adrian (12%, 13 mi), Butler (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spruce Township without a car?
9% 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 Spruce Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spruce 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.