White Oak Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in White Oak Township for work; outside it, Clinton is the main destination (30%, 14 miles). There are 63 jobs in White Oak Township, and 267 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in White Oak Township, in a few figures
White Oak Township and Clinton trade workers both ways
Clinton is the top workplace for White Oak Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in White Oak Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
White Oak Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in White Oak Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White Oak Township has about 550 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
White Oak Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 267 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where White Oak Township goes to work
Where White Oak Township clocks in
30% of workers
5% 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.
The daily flow of workers through White Oak Township
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in White Oak Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Time on the road from White Oak Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Oak Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 341 commuters (the 4% 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 White Oak Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Oak Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 63. 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 Oak Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from White Oak Township, by distance
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.
White Oak Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Oak Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $63,618 |
| Bogard Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mingo Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bogard Township, Walker Township, Honey Creek Township and Mingo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Oak 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 Oak Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Oak Township?
$63,618 (±$26,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Oak Township?
33.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Oak Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Oak Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (30%, 14 mi), Warrensburg (5%, 28 mi), Kansas City (4%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Oak Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Oak Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Oak 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.