Work & commute · Hermann

Work & commute in Hermann, MO

About one in 3 of Hermann’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Washington (6%), Jefferson City (3%) and Columbia (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

371 of 955 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 584 Hermann residents head out of town to work, 371 work right here, and 1,245 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hermann.

584live here, work elsewhere

371live and work here

1,245work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hermann goes to work

Hermann (in town)right here

39%371

Washington24.8 mi away

6%56

Jefferson City41 mi away

3%33

Columbia51 mi away

2%19

New Haven13.4 mi away

2%17

Warrenton18.1 mi away

2%16

Wentzville31.7 mi away

2%15

Chesterfield46.2 mi away

1%11

Owensville24.4 mi away

1%10

Jonesburg13.1 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%399

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

How far

How far Hermann commutes

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

46%

15%

19%

20%

46%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hermann is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hermann are

1,616 jobs are based in Hermann. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hermann’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hermann

1,616 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Hermann residents hold

955 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−1%

Jobs based in Hermann, 2013 → 2023: 1,626 → 1,616. 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.