Work & commute · Dexter

Work & commute in Dexter, MO

About one in 3 of Dexter’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sikeston (7%), Poplar Bluff (6%) and Dudley (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

1,043 of 3,150 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 2,107 Dexter residents head out of town to work, 1,043 work right here, and 3,565 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dexter.

2,107live here, work elsewhere

1,043live and work here

3,565work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dexter goes to work

Dexter (in town)right here

33%1,043

Sikeston21.7 mi away

7%224

Poplar Bluff25 mi away

6%184

Dudley7.1 mi away

4%140

Cape Girardeau42.1 mi away

4%117

Liberty6.1 mi away

3%97

Castor6.2 mi away

2%72

Bloomfield6.8 mi away

2%56

Kennett38.5 mi away

1%46

Pike17.7 mi away

1%43

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%1,128

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

How far

How far Dexter commutes

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

46%

17%

19%

46%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dexter is balanced between jobs and homes

1.46jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Dexter are

4,608 jobs are based in Dexter. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dexter’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Dexter

4,608 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Dexter residents hold

3,150 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month45%

−14%

Jobs based in Dexter, 2013 → 2023: 5,368 → 4,608. 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.