Wayland TownshipMO
A town of 152.
Is Wayland Township a good place to live?
Wayland Township’s age of the median resident is 17.1 years, below both Missouri’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Wayland Township. Wayland Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
152 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wayland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayland Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wayland Township.
Wayland Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The median commute is under 19 miles. 2.5% of Wayland Township working residents work locally, where Missouri’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 8%. The top destinations are Salisbury (25%), Moberly (11%) and Columbia (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wayland Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Wayland Township comes to 69 of 100. Expected losses in Wayland Township break down as 57% from inland flooding and 14% from tornadoes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wayland Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wayland Township is
Wayland Township: 29% of adults feel lonely. 17% of Wayland Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Wayland Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wayland Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Wayland Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wayland Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wayland Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wayland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
97% of working residents leave Wayland Township for work
Where Wayland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wayland Township
Township in the US state of Missouri
Wayland Township is a township in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Wayland Township most likely has the name of Eli Wayland, a pioneer citizen.
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Questions about Wayland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wayland Township, MO a good place to live?
Wayland Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.