Most of Upton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Upton Township itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (30%, 13 miles). Upton Township has 20 jobs; 182 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Upton Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where Upton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Upton Township clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 60% of the jobs in Upton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upton Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 20. 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 Upton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Upton Township spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Upton Township
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.
Next door to Upton Township
The biggest share goes to Piney Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $82,083 |
| Morris Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Roubidoux Township | under 2% | D | D− | 33 min | $63,717 |
| Piney Township | 2% | D | C+ | 20 min | $47,462 |
| Lynch Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 27 min | $38,068 |
Same-state neighbors only. Morris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upton 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 Upton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upton Township?
$82,083 (±$8,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upton Township?
16.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upton Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (30%, 13 mi), Springfield (8%, 64 mi), West Plains (5%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upton 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 Upton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upton 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.