Work & commute · Milan

Work & commute in Milan, MO

59% of Milan’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Kirksville (3%), Kansas City (2%) and Columbia (2%). Half commute less than 1 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

59%

423 of 716 working residents

Typical commute

1 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 293 Milan residents head out of town to work, 423 work right here, and 1,243 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Milan.

293live here, work elsewhere

423live and work here

1,243work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Milan goes to work

Milan (in town)right here

59%423

Kirksville29 mi away

3%24

Kansas City106.3 mi away

2%15

Columbia96.6 mi away

2%12

Jefferson City123.9 mi away

1%9

Brookfield29 mi away

1%7

Trenton26.6 mi away

1%6

Chillicothe36 mi away

1%6

Springfield208 mi away

1%6

St. Louis188 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%202

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

How far

How far Milan commutes

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

63%

26%

63%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Milan is a job hub

2.33jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Milan are

1,666 jobs are based in Milan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Milan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Milan

1,666 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)64%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Milan residents hold

716 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)52%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+111%

Jobs based in Milan, 2013 → 2023: 788 → 1,666. 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.