Work & commute · Metz

Work & commute in Metz, MO

Most working residents leave Metz for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Nevada (25%), Springfield (6%) and Kansas City (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 114 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

45%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 113 Metz residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Metz.

113live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

30work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Metz goes to work

Nevada11.8 mi away

25%29

Springfield84 mi away

6%7

Kansas City78.1 mi away

4%5

Center14.3 mi away

4%4

Fort Scott, KS18.3 mi away

3%3

El Dorado Springs24.8 mi away

3%3

Warrensburg65.9 mi away

3%3

Joplin63.8 mi away

3%3

Rich Hill8.1 mi away

2%2

Bolivar62.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%53

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

How far

How far Metz commutes

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

10%

41%

10%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

41%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Metz is a commuter town

0.27jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Metz are

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

Jobs based in Metz

31 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities90%

Services (health, schools, offices…)10%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month77%

Jobs Metz residents hold

114 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+15%

Jobs based in Metz, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 31. 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.