Work & commute · Nevada

Work & commute in Nevada, MO

42% of Nevada’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Springfield (6%), Kansas City (3%) and Joplin (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

1,391 of 3,275 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 1,884 Nevada residents head out of town to work, 1,391 work right here, and 3,731 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nevada.

1,884live here, work elsewhere

1,391live and work here

3,731work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nevada goes to work

Nevada (in town)right here

42%1,391

Springfield73.3 mi away

6%197

Kansas City89.1 mi away

3%110

Joplin53.8 mi away

3%109

El Dorado Springs18.1 mi away

3%101

Fort Scott, KS19.3 mi away

3%99

Center2.6 mi away

1%43

Butler28.6 mi away

1%38

Jefferson City128.2 mi away

1%32

Lee's Summit74.4 mi away

1%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%1,123

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

How far

How far Nevada commutes

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

46%

10%

39%

46%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nevada is a job hub

1.56jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Nevada are

5,122 jobs are based in Nevada. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nevada’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Nevada

5,122 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Nevada residents hold

3,275 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month44%

−9%

Jobs based in Nevada, 2013 → 2023: 5,629 → 5,122. 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.