Work & commute · Theodosia

Work & commute in Theodosia, MO

Most working residents leave Theodosia for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Ava (12%), Springfield (10%) and Gainesville (9%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

5 of 58 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 53 Theodosia residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Theodosia.

53live here, work elsewhere

5live and work here

93work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Theodosia goes to work

Ava26 mi away

12%7

Springfield54.9 mi away

10%6

Theodosia (in town)right here

9%5

Gainesville13.4 mi away

9%5

Mountain Home, AR23 mi away

7%4

West Plains45.5 mi away

5%3

Forsyth25.4 mi away

3%2

Guion, AR60.6 mi away

2%1

Corning, AR116.2 mi away

2%1

Mansfield36.9 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%23

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

How far

How far Theodosia commutes

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

14%

19%

32%

35%

14%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Theodosia is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Theodosia are

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

Jobs based in Theodosia

98 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month61%

Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Theodosia residents hold

58 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month48%

Over $3,333 a month29%

+109%

Jobs based in Theodosia, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 98. 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.