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Work & commute · Potosi

Work & commute in Potosi, MO

About one in 5 of Potosi’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Farmington (8%), Columbia (3%) and Bonne Terre (2%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
22%
188 of 861 working residents
Typical commute
23 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
31 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 673 Potosi residents head out of town to work, 188 work right here, and 2,441 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Potosi.

673live here, work elsewhere
188live and work here
2,441work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Potosi goes to work

Mineral PointBismarckPotosiDeslogeBonne TerreDe SotoFredericktownFentonFarmingtonMaryland HeightsPark HillsJefferson CityChesterfieldSpringfieldColumbiaTerre du LacFarmingtonColumbiaBonne TerrePark HillsFentonMaryland HeightsJefferson CityChesterfieldSpringfieldPotosi
1
Potosi (in town)right here
22%188
2
Farmington21.7 mi away
8%69
3
Columbia109.3 mi away
3%22
4
Bonne Terre12.7 mi away
2%15
5
Park Hills17.2 mi away
2%15
6
Fenton44.7 mi away
2%14
7
Maryland Heights56.5 mi away
1%12
8
Jefferson City87.7 mi away
1%12
9
Chesterfield51.2 mi away
1%12
10
Springfield147 mi away
1%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%490

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

How far

How far Potosi commutes

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

32%Under 10 mi
21%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
29%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Potosi is a job hub

3.05jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Potosi are

2,629 jobs are based in Potosi. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Potosi’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Potosi

2,629 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%
Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Potosi residents hold

861 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)19%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month43%
+3%

Jobs based in Potosi, 2013 → 2023: 2,541 → 2,629. 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.

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