Where West Point Township earns its living
Only 3% stay in West Point Township for work; outside it, Butler is the main destination (13%, 14 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%). The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Point Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in West Point Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of West Point Township: the destinations
Where West Point Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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: 68% of the jobs in West Point Township
82 jobs are based in West Point Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 82. 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 Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes to work from West Point Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Point Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Point Township
About 33% 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 West Point Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $50,417 |
| Elkhart Township | under 3% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Homer Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| West Boone Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhart Township, Homer Township and West Boone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Point 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 Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Point Township?
$50,417 (±$30,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Point Township?
8.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Point Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Point Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (13%, 14 mi), Kansas City (6%, 53 mi), Mount Pleasant Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Point 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 West Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Point 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.