Work & commute · Arcola

Work & commute in Arcola, MO

Most working residents leave Arcola for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lockwood (17%), Lawrence (8%) and Greenfield (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 12 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 12 Arcola residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arcola.

12live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arcola goes to work

Lockwood12.2 mi away

17%2

Lawrence, KS123.2 mi away

8%1

Greenfield9.4 mi away

8%1

North Kansas City116.1 mi away

8%1

Lamar22.4 mi away

8%1

Aurora41.1 mi away

8%1

Joplin47.5 mi away

8%1

Chesterfield194.9 mi away

8%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%3

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

How far

How far Arcola commutes

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

42%

25%

8%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arcola is balanced between jobs and homes

1.00jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Arcola are

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

Jobs based in Arcola

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month75%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Arcola residents hold

12 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month58%

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.