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Work & commute · Kimberling

Work & commute in Kimberling, MO

Most working residents leave Kimberling for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Branson (17%), Springfield (15%) and Branson West (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
42 of 860 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 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 818 Kimberling residents head out of town to work, 42 work right here, and 465 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kimberling.

818live here, work elsewhere
42live and work here
465work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Kimberling goes to work

FayettevilleMerriam WoodsReeds SpringBattlefieldKimberling CityBranson WestHollisterNixaOzarkBransonJoplinKansas CitySpringfieldBransonSpringfieldBranson WestReeds SpringJoplinFayettevilleHollisterNixaKansas CityKimberling
1
Branson7.4 mi away
17%147
2
Springfield38.5 mi away
15%133
3
Kimberling City (in town)right here
5%42
4
Branson West3.3 mi away
4%37
5
Reeds Spring6.8 mi away
4%32
6
Joplin66.5 mi away
2%16
7
Fayetteville, AR57.4 mi away
2%14
8
Hollister11 mi away
2%14
9
Nixa28.3 mi away
2%14
10
Kansas City181.8 mi away
1%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%399

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

How far

How far Kimberling commutes

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

34%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
25%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Kimberling is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kimberling are

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

Jobs based in Kimberling

507 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)11%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Kimberling residents hold

860 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%
Over $3,333 a month38%
+9%

Jobs based in Kimberling, 2013 → 2023: 465 → 507. 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.

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