Work & commute · Neosho

Work & commute in Neosho, MO

About one in 4 of Neosho’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Joplin (19%), Springfield (5%) and Noel (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

1,436 of 5,122 working residents

Typical commute

16 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 3,686 Neosho residents head out of town to work, 1,436 work right here, and 4,688 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Neosho.

3,686live here, work elsewhere

1,436live and work here

4,688work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Neosho goes to work

Neosho (in town)right here

28%1,436

Joplin17.3 mi away

19%948

Springfield64.5 mi away

5%261

Noel21.9 mi away

4%202

Carthage21.1 mi away

3%161

Southwest City26 mi away

3%134

Webb City21 mi away

2%107

Monett25.4 mi away

1%69

Kansas City157.8 mi away

1%47

Anderson13.8 mi away

1%33

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%1,724

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

How far

How far Neosho commutes

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

36%

38%

19%

36%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Neosho is balanced between jobs and homes

1.20jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Neosho are

6,124 jobs are based in Neosho. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Neosho’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Neosho

6,124 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Neosho residents hold

5,122 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−12%

Jobs based in Neosho, 2013 → 2023: 6,925 → 6,124. 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.