Work & commute · Monett

Work & commute in Monett, MO

About one in 3 of Monett’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Springfield (11%), Joplin (3%) and Carthage (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

1,758 of 4,566 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 2,808 Monett residents head out of town to work, 1,758 work right here, and 5,849 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Monett.

2,808live here, work elsewhere

1,758live and work here

5,849work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Monett goes to work

Monett (in town)right here

39%1,758

Springfield39.8 mi away

11%503

Joplin33.4 mi away

3%134

Carthage26.9 mi away

2%75

Mount Vernon14 mi away

2%73

Aurora11.9 mi away

2%71

Cassville17.1 mi away

2%70

Kansas City156 mi away

1%42

Neosho25.4 mi away

1%37

Pierce City4.6 mi away

1%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%1,767

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

How far

How far Monett commutes

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

52%

11%

24%

13%

52%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Monett is a job hub

1.67jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Monett are

7,607 jobs are based in Monett. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monett’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Monett

7,607 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Monett residents hold

4,566 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+6%

Jobs based in Monett, 2013 → 2023: 7,201 → 7,607. 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.