With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Sugar Creek Township works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Sugar Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Bethany (22%, 13 miles). 61 jobs are based in Sugar Creek Township for 161 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sugar Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Sugar Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Sugar Creek Township: the destinations
Where Sugar Creek Township clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
In Sugar Creek Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugar Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 58 → 61. 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 Sugar Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Sugar Creek Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugar Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 2% 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.
Miles to work from Sugar Creek Township
About 40% 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.
The towns around Sugar Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugar Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $62,500 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Fox Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Gilman City | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Fox Creek Township, Lincoln Township and Gilman City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gilman City. Darker towns draw more of Sugar 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 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 Sugar Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sugar Creek Township?
$62,500 (±$18,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sugar Creek Township?
10.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugar Creek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugar Creek Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (22%, 13 mi), St. Joseph (6%, 60 mi), Kansas City (5%, 82 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sugar Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sugar Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugar Creek 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.