West Boone Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
74 jobs are based in West Boone Township; 202 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in West Boone Township for work; outside it, Butler is the main destination (11%, 17 miles). Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Boone Township: the figures worth knowing
From West Boone Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Boone Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 334 commuters (the 12% 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.
In and out of West Boone Township on a workday
On a workday 197 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in West Boone Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 West Boone Township goes to work
Where West Boone Township clocks in
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 51% of the jobs in West Boone Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Boone Township, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 74. 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 West Boone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Boone Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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 West Boone Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Boone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Boone Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $81,058 |
| East Boone Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| West Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Drexel | 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Boone Township, West Point Township and Drexel: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Drexel. Darker towns draw more of West Boone 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 West Boone Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Boone Township?
$81,058 (±$27,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Boone Township?
11.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Boone Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Boone Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (11%, 17 mi), Harrisonville (8%, 18 mi), Walnut Township (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Boone Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Boone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Boone 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.