Work & commute · Fulton

Work & commute in Fulton, MO

About one in 3 of Fulton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Columbia (17%), Jefferson City (10%) and Mexico (2%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

1,466 of 4,550 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,084 Fulton residents head out of town to work, 1,466 work right here, and 5,605 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fulton.

3,084live here, work elsewhere

1,466live and work here

5,605work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fulton goes to work

Fulton (in town)right here

32%1,466

Columbia21.2 mi away

17%778

Jefferson City23.3 mi away

10%475

Mexico21.6 mi away

2%92

Kansas City140.8 mi away

2%79

St. Louis93.2 mi away

1%57

Springfield135.9 mi away

1%54

Holts Summit16.8 mi away

1%33

Kingdom City6.4 mi away

1%29

Maryland Heights80.2 mi away

1%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%1,459

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

How far

How far Fulton commutes

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

38%

34%

22%

38%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fulton is a job hub

1.55jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fulton are

7,071 jobs are based in Fulton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fulton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fulton

7,071 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Fulton residents hold

4,550 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−26%

Jobs based in Fulton, 2013 → 2023: 9,502 → 7,071. 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.