About one in 5 of Eminence’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Summersville (4%), Springfield (4%) and Carroll (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

22%work in town

Where working residents work

In Eminence22%

Summersville4%

Springfield4%

Carroll2%

Houston2%

22 mi

median commute distance

315

jobs based in Eminence

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

Very high risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.

84risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHeat waves

paid flood claims since 1997

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Schools

Eminence’s public schools outperform 29% of Missouri districts

The public schools Eminence’s kids attend trail 71% of Missouri’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Eminence High	7–12	120	B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state testsAll 1 schools →

Housing

A typical Eminence home is worth about $194K

The typical Eminence home is worth about $194,000, up 8.2% in a year, 27% below the Missouri typical home.

$194KZillow home value

Typical home value

Eminence$194K

Missouri$268K

+8.2%

value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Eminence has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–48°

Spring44–69°

Summer64–88°

Fall45–70°

Oct 19

typical first frost

Apr 18

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Outdoors

11.2% of Eminence is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

11.2%conserved

11.2%

conserved · 135 of 1,198 acres

1.5 mi

of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Angeline Conservation Area	0.6 mi	87
2. Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Access	—	4

Health

How healthy Eminence is

Eminence beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Missouri

2 better16 too close to call14 worse

What stands out	Eminence	MO
Fewer binge drinkers	13.2%	16.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure	81.4%	77.2%
More adults with COPD	13.2%	8%

Mercy St. Francis Hospital

21.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

A job hub

Every workday, about 278 people come to Eminence for work

Where Eminence’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

315jobs based in Eminence

22%of working residents work in town

22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2007 · Eminence tour (7) · Wikimedia Commons

Eminence’s story

Eminence in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

2007Eminence tour (7)
2013Shannon County MO courthouse

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About Eminence

City in Missouri, U.S.

Eminence is a city and the county seat of Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 515 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population: 515
Area: 1.9 sq mi
Elevation: 673 ft
ZIP code: 65466
Area code: 573

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388 people, and everyone knows the way

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About one in five working residents works right in Eminence