Work & commute · Houstonia

Work & commute in Houstonia, MO

Most working residents leave Houstonia for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sedalia (33%), Kansas City (5%) and La Monte (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 80 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 80 Houstonia residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Houstonia.

80live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

26work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Houstonia goes to work

Sedalia15 mi away

33%26

Kansas City65.8 mi away

5%4

La Monte9.5 mi away

3%2

Marshall17.1 mi away

3%2

Lee's Summit55.1 mi away

3%2

Columbia55.6 mi away

3%2

Creston, IA158.5 mi away

1%1

Leawood, KS68.1 mi away

1%1

Smithton20.9 mi away

1%1

Tipton35.4 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%38

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

How far

How far Houstonia commutes

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

56%

34%

4%Under 10 mi

56%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Houstonia is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Houstonia are

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

Jobs based in Houstonia

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Houstonia residents hold

80 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−26%

Jobs based in Houstonia, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 26. 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.