Work & commute · Branson

Work & commute in Branson, MO

45% of Branson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Springfield (11%), Hollister (3%) and Joplin (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

45%

2,710 of 6,050 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 3,340 Branson residents head out of town to work, 2,710 work right here, and 13,359 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Branson.

3,340live here, work elsewhere

2,710live and work here

13,359work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Branson goes to work

Branson (in town)right here

45%2,710

Springfield39.4 mi away

11%693

Hollister3.6 mi away

3%181

Joplin73.7 mi away

2%126

Forsyth11.4 mi away

1%73

Kansas City185.9 mi away

1%73

Branson West7.1 mi away

1%50

Ozark28.6 mi away

1%49

Springdale, AR56.5 mi away

1%46

Indian Point3.3 mi away

1%43

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%2,006

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

How far

How far Branson commutes

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

63%

16%

18%

63%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Branson is a job hub

2.66jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Branson are

16,069 jobs are based in Branson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Branson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Branson

16,069 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Branson residents hold

6,050 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month34%

−5%

Jobs based in Branson, 2013 → 2023: 16,880 → 16,069. 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.