Work & commute · Novelty

Work & commute in Novelty, MO

Most working residents leave Novelty for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (9%), Ellington (9%) and Ursa (3%). Half commute less than 47 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 32 working residents

Typical commute

47 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 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 31 Novelty residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Novelty.

31live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

92work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Novelty goes to work

Columbia73.9 mi away

9%3

Ellington, IL47.3 mi away

9%3

Ursa, IL44.4 mi away

3%1

Mount Sterling, IL76.4 mi away

3%1

Cantril, IA44.2 mi away

3%1

Independence, IA170 mi away

3%1

Oskaloosa, IA91.3 mi away

3%1

Ottumwa, IA70.7 mi away

3%1

Knox City13.8 mi away

3%1

Novelty (in town)right here

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%18

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

How far

How far Novelty commutes

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

19%

29%

45%

6%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Novelty is a job hub

2.91jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Novelty are

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

Jobs based in Novelty

93 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month60%

Over $3,333 a month29%

Jobs Novelty residents hold

32 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+9200%

Jobs based in Novelty, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 93. 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.