Work & commute · Schell

Work & commute in Schell, MO

Most working residents leave Schell for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Nevada (18%), El Dorado Springs (10%) and Kansas City (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 82 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

41 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 78 Schell residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Schell.

78live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Schell goes to work

Nevada17.5 mi away

18%15

El Dorado Springs11.6 mi away

10%8

Kansas City79.9 mi away

7%6

Springfield72.6 mi away

6%5

Schell City (in town)right here

5%4

Kansas City, KS83.4 mi away

4%3

Butler20.5 mi away

4%3

Center19.3 mi away

4%3

Bacon1.8 mi away

4%3

Marshfield80.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%30

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

How far

How far Schell commutes

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

10%

39%

44%

10%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

44%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Schell is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Schell are

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

Jobs based in Schell

28 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)96%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Schell residents hold

82 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−59%

Jobs based in Schell, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 28. 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.