Work & commute · Purcell

Work & commute in Purcell, MO

Most working residents leave Purcell for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Joplin (25%), Carthage (10%) and Webb City (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 127 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 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 127 Purcell residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Purcell.

127live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Purcell goes to work

Joplin12.1 mi away

25%32

Carthage9.2 mi away

10%13

Webb City7.2 mi away

8%10

Springfield63.2 mi away

7%9

Carl Junction7.9 mi away

5%6

Duquesne12 mi away

3%4

Oronogo3.8 mi away

2%3

Neosho27.7 mi away

2%3

Jasper9.9 mi away

2%2

Airport Drive8.3 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%43

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

How far

How far Purcell commutes

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

40%

34%

20%

40%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Purcell 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 Purcell are

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

Jobs based in Purcell

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month75%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Purcell residents hold

127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month42%

+300%

Jobs based in Purcell, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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.