Work & commute · Middle Grove

Work & commute in Middle Grove, MO

Most working residents leave Middle Grove for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Moberly (16%), Jefferson City (9%) and Columbia (9%). Half commute less than 41 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 32 working residents

Typical commute

41 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 32 Middle Grove residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Middle Grove.

32live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

19work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Middle Grove goes to work

Moberly8.7 mi away

16%5

Jefferson City57.6 mi away

9%3

Columbia31.2 mi away

9%3

Paris15.1 mi away

6%2

Maryland Heights107.6 mi away

6%2

Wichita, KS298.4 mi away

3%1

Kansas City, KS133.3 mi away

3%1

Auxvasse33.2 mi away

3%1

Sturgeon11.2 mi away

3%1

Gerald85.6 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%12

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

How far

How far Middle Grove commutes

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

16%

13%

22%

50%

16%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

50%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Middle Grove 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 Middle Grove are

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

Jobs based in Middle Grove

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Middle Grove residents hold

32 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+90%

Jobs based in Middle Grove, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 19. 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.