Work & commute · Ozark

Work & commute in Ozark, MO

Most working residents leave Ozark for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (52%), Nixa (4%) and Branson (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

994 of 9,064 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 8,070 Ozark residents head out of town to work, 994 work right here, and 5,816 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ozark.

8,070live here, work elsewhere

994live and work here

5,816work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ozark goes to work

Springfield11.9 mi away

52%4,722

Ozark (in town)right here

11%994

Nixa4.4 mi away

4%340

Branson28.6 mi away

3%292

Republic14.2 mi away

1%116

Kansas City161.7 mi away

1%108

Joplin70.8 mi away

1%96

Monett39.9 mi away

1%60

Lebanon53.7 mi away

1%54

St. Louis196.4 mi away

1%52

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%2,230

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

How far

How far Ozark commutes

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

38%

41%

14%

38%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ozark is balanced between jobs and homes

0.75jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ozark are

6,810 jobs are based in Ozark. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ozark’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ozark

6,810 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Ozark residents hold

9,064 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+11%

Jobs based in Ozark, 2013 → 2023: 6,162 → 6,810. 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.