Photo: Markkaempfer · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Altenburg
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. Only 4% stay in Altenburg for work; outside it, Perryville is the main destination (31%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Altenburg quiets down on a workday
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Altenburg on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Altenburg work
Where Altenburg clocks in
31% of workers
12% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in Altenburg
126 jobs are based in Altenburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Altenburg, 2013 → 2023: 120 → 126. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Altenburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Altenburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Altenburg
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Altenburg compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Altenburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altenburg | – | — | — | 31 min | $66,250 |
| Frohna | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frohna: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Frohna. Darker towns draw more of Altenburg’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Altenburg: questions
What is the median household income in Altenburg?
$66,250 (±$8,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Altenburg?
6.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Altenburg?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Altenburg work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perryville (31%, 17 mi), Cape Girardeau (12%, 22 mi), Frohna (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Altenburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Altenburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Altenburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.