Work & commute · Neosho

Work & commute in Neosho, KS

Most working residents leave Neosho for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Joplin (15%), Columbus (12%) and Pittsburg (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 99 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 98 Neosho residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Neosho.

98live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

33work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Neosho goes to work

Joplin, MO27.9 mi away

15%15

Columbus12 mi away

12%12

Pittsburg30 mi away

8%8

Galena20.5 mi away

5%5

Parsons24 mi away

5%5

Baxter Springs15.1 mi away

4%4

Fort Scott56 mi away

4%4

Miami, OK13.7 mi away

3%3

Ross16.7 mi away

3%3

Chetopa4.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%38

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Neosho commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

37%

35%

20%

7%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Neosho is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.34 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Neosho are

34 jobs are based in Neosho. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Neosho’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Neosho

34 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Neosho residents hold

99 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+62%

Jobs based in Neosho, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 34. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.