Most of White Cloud Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 20 minutes each way, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. 38 jobs are based in White Cloud Township, against 233 working residents. Hardly any stay in White Cloud Township for work; outside it, Maryville is the main destination (32%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
White Cloud Township and work: the main findings
White Cloud Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in White Cloud Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White Cloud Township has about 300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
White Cloud Township and Maryville trade workers both ways
Maryville is the top workplace for White Cloud Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in White Cloud Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of White Cloud Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in White Cloud 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 White Cloud Township’s working residents head each day
Where White Cloud Township clocks in
12% 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.
White Cloud Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Goods, not services: 74% of the jobs in White Cloud Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Cloud Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 38. 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 White Cloud Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
White Cloud Township’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Cloud Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 8% 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.
Next door to White Cloud Township
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Cloud Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Cloud Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $86,979 |
| Hughes Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Polk Township | 3% | C | B+ | 12 min | $57,294 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hughes Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Cloud 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 White Cloud Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Cloud Township?
$86,979 (±$14,758) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Cloud Township?
5.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Cloud Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Cloud Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maryville (32%, 10 mi), St. Joseph (12%, 31 mi), Kansas City (4%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Cloud 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 White Cloud Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Cloud 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.