Work & commute · Bland

Work & commute in Bland, MO

Most working residents leave Bland for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Owensville (17%), Washington (7%) and Union (5%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 202 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 200 Bland residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bland.

200live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

69work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bland goes to work

Owensville8.1 mi away

17%35

Washington37.7 mi away

7%14

Union35.8 mi away

5%11

Jefferson City34.7 mi away

4%9

Rolla25.4 mi away

2%5

Columbia58.3 mi away

2%5

Gerald17.7 mi away

2%4

Eldon51.3 mi away

2%4

St. James20.6 mi away

2%4

Fenton65.9 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%107

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

How far

How far Bland commutes

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

24%

15%

32%

30%

24%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bland is a commuter town

0.35jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bland are

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

Jobs based in Bland

71 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less34%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Bland residents hold

202 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+78%

Jobs based in Bland, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 71. 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.