Work & commute · Branson West

Work & commute in Branson West, MO

Most working residents leave Branson West for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Branson (20%), Springfield (12%) and Kimberling City (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 226 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 220 Branson West residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 1,001 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Branson West.

220live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

1,001work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Branson West goes to work

Branson7.1 mi away

20%46

Springfield35.4 mi away

12%26

Kimberling City3.3 mi away

4%8

Reeds Spring3.6 mi away

3%6

Branson West (in town)right here

3%6

Fayetteville, AR60.6 mi away

2%5

Monett33.6 mi away

2%4

Ozark25.7 mi away

2%4

Springdale, AR54.5 mi away

1%3

Noel61.6 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%115

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

How far

How far Branson West commutes

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

45%

12%

21%

45%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Branson West is a job hub

4.46jobs per working resident

A job hub

4.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Branson West are

1,007 jobs are based in Branson West. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Branson West’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Branson West

1,007 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities49%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month29%

Jobs Branson West residents hold

226 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month38%

+119%

Jobs based in Branson West, 2013 → 2023: 459 → 1,007. 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.