Where Trail Creek Township earns its living
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Trail Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Bethany (31%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where Missouri as a whole 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 Trail Creek Township
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Trail Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Trail Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Trail Creek Township clocks in
31% of workers
3% 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.
About 21 minutes to work from Trail Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trail Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 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.
How far it is to work from Trail Creek Township
About 36% 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 Trail Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trail Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Creek Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $75,000 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Fox Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township, Grant Township, Fox Creek Township, Madison Township and Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trail 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 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 Trail Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Trail Creek Township?
$75,000 (±$31,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trail Creek Township?
27.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trail Creek Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trail Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (31%, 12 mi), Eagleville (5%, 12 mi), Lenox (3%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trail Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trail Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trail Creek 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.