Virgil Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
26% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. 4 jobs are based in Virgil Township; 191 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Virgil Township for work; outside it, Nevada is the main destination (30%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Virgil Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Virgil Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Virgil Township goes to work
Where Virgil Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Virgil Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 4. 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 Virgil Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Virgil Township
of Virgil Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 149 commuters (the 26% 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.
The commute from Virgil Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Virgil Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Virgil Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Township | – | — | — | — | $35,625 |
| Badger Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Clear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Montevallo Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Dover Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Badger Township, Clear Creek Township, Montevallo Township and Dover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Virgil 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 Virgil Township: questions
What is the median household income in Virgil Township?
$35,625 (±$8,621) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Virgil Township?
66.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Virgil Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (30%, 13 mi), El Dorado Springs (6%, 8 mi), Walker (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Virgil Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 30% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Virgil Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Virgil 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.