Earning a living in Stokes Mound Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 39 minutes (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in Stokes Mound Township for work; outside it, Carrollton is the main destination (11%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Stokes Mound Township
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Stokes Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 towns that employ Stokes Mound Township’s residents
Where Stokes Mound Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
What the 96 jobs in Stokes Mound Township are
96 jobs are based in Stokes Mound Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stokes Mound Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 96. 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 Stokes Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Stokes Mound Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stokes Mound Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stokes Mound Township
About 48% 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.
Stokes Mound Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stokes Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes Mound Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $53,977 |
| Van Horn Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Hurricane Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Van Horn Township, Fairview Township, Hurricane Township and Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stokes Mound 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 Stokes Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stokes Mound Township?
$53,977 (±$5,278) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stokes Mound Township?
19.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stokes Mound Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stokes Mound Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (11%, 14 mi), Kansas City (10%, 65 mi), Norborne (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stokes Mound Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stokes Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stokes Mound 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.