Most of Trotter Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 16 jobs in Trotter Township for 92 working residents. Hardly any work in Trotter Township; the top destination outside it is Carrollton (13%, 6 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Trotter Township by day
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Trotter Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The towns that employ Trotter Township’s residents
Where Trotter Township clocks in
13% 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.
38% of the jobs in Trotter Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trotter Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 16. 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 Trotter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Trotter Township
of Trotter Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 0% 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 Trotter Township
About 38% 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.
How Trotter Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trotter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trotter Township | – | — | — | — | $76,146 |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Carrollton Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Moss Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Leslie Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Moss Creek Township and Leslie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Carrollton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trotter 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 Trotter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Trotter Township?
$76,146 (±$23,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trotter Township?
8.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Trotter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (13%, 6 mi), Chillicothe (8%, 28 mi), Kansas City (8%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trotter Township without a car?
0% 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 Trotter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trotter 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.