Work & commute · Pierce

Work & commute in Pierce, MO

Most working residents leave Pierce for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Summersville (11%), Springfield (8%) and West Plains (7%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 140 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

45%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 139 Pierce residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pierce.

139live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

11work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pierce goes to work

Summersville11.8 mi away

11%15

Springfield80.2 mi away

8%11

West Plains24.6 mi away

7%10

Cabool14.6 mi away

6%9

Houston17.1 mi away

5%7

Raymondville17.1 mi away

4%5

Willow Springs9.8 mi away

3%4

Mountain View10.4 mi away

3%4

Eminence27 mi away

2%3

Mansfield40.7 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%69

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

How far

How far Pierce commutes

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

42%

17%

33%

7%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pierce is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Pierce are

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

Jobs based in Pierce

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month67%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Pierce residents hold

140 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month36%

+200%

Jobs based in Pierce, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 12. 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.