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Work & commute in Blue Mound, MO

Most working residents leave Blue Mound for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Nevada (29%), Springfield (8%) and El Dorado Springs (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
5 of 152 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
3%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 147 Blue Mound residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blue Mound.

147live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Blue Mound goes to work

WalkerSchell CityRich HillEl Dorado SpringsButlerLamarCameronNevadaFarmingtonSpringfieldVirgilBlue MoundOsageCenterPrairieBaconWalkerRockvilleNevadaSpringfieldEl Dorado SpringsButlerLamarCenterWalkerWalkerSchell CityBlue Mound
1
Nevada12.2 mi away
29%44
2
Springfield74.8 mi away
8%12
3
El Dorado Springs13.7 mi away
7%10
4
Butler19.8 mi away
3%5
5
Blue Mound (in town)right here
3%5
6
Lamar34.4 mi away
3%4
7
Center14.3 mi away
3%4
8
Walker7.3 mi away
3%4
9
Walker6.3 mi away
2%3
10
Schell City6.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%58

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

How far

How far Blue Mound commutes

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

9%Under 10 mi
48%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
37%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Blue Mound is a commuter town

0.25jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Blue Mound are

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

Jobs based in Blue Mound

38 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)87%
Trade, transport & utilities8%
Services (health, schools, offices…)5%
$1,250 a month or less26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Blue Mound residents hold

152 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month49%
+850%

Jobs based in Blue Mound, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 38. 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.

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