With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wheeling Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 28 minutes each way, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. Wheeling Township has 16 jobs for 93 working residents. Hardly any work in Wheeling Township; the top destination outside it is Chillicothe (42%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wheeling Township
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Wheeling Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
The places Wheeling Township commutes to
Where Wheeling Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% 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: 31% of the jobs in Wheeling Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheeling Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 16. 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 Wheeling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Wheeling Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheeling Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wheeling Township
About 47% 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 Wheeling Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheeling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $67,679 |
| Parson Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Rich Hill Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 14 min | $99,028 |
| Grand River Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Chillicothe Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Medicine Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Parson Creek Township, Grand River Township, Medicine Township and Clay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chillicothe Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheeling 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 Wheeling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wheeling Township?
$67,679 (±$18,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheeling Township?
11.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheeling Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheeling Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (42%, 8 mi), Kansas City (11%, 77 mi), St. Joseph (4%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheeling Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheeling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheeling 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.