Work & commute · Shelbina

Work & commute in Shelbina, MO

About one in 4 of Shelbina’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Monroe City (6%), Macon (6%) and Hannibal (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

157 of 607 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 450 Shelbina residents head out of town to work, 157 work right here, and 533 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Shelbina.

450live here, work elsewhere

157live and work here

533work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Shelbina goes to work

Shelbina (in town)right here

26%157

Monroe City16.6 mi away

6%38

Macon23.2 mi away

6%35

Hannibal34 mi away

4%27

Clarence12.2 mi away

2%15

Columbia53.8 mi away

2%15

Shelbyville7.9 mi away

2%10

Kirksville45 mi away

2%10

Kansas City139.6 mi away

1%9

Quincy, IL38.8 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%283

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

How far

How far Shelbina commutes

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

41%

19%

16%

24%

41%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Shelbina is balanced between jobs and homes

1.14jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Shelbina are

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

Jobs based in Shelbina

690 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Shelbina residents hold

607 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month46%

+4%

Jobs based in Shelbina, 2013 → 2023: 664 → 690. 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.