Work & commute · Republic

Work & commute in Republic, MO

Most working residents leave Republic for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (57%), Nixa (2%) and Ozark (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

968 of 8,494 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,526 Republic residents head out of town to work, 968 work right here, and 4,468 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Republic.

7,526live here, work elsewhere

968live and work here

4,468work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Republic goes to work

Springfield6.9 mi away

57%4,847

Republic (in town)right here

11%968

Nixa10.7 mi away

2%133

Ozark14.2 mi away

2%133

Branson38.2 mi away

1%91

Joplin60.3 mi away

1%84

Aurora21.8 mi away

1%71

Kansas City148.6 mi away

1%62

Mount Vernon22.8 mi away

1%53

Monett33.1 mi away

1%49

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%2,003

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

How far

How far Republic commutes

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

35%

48%

12%

35%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Republic is a commuter town

0.64jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Republic are

5,436 jobs are based in Republic. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Republic’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Republic

5,436 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Republic residents hold

8,494 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+55%

Jobs based in Republic, 2013 → 2023: 3,508 → 5,436. 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.