For about two in three of its working residents, Battlefield is a commute to Springfield
Only 2% work in Battlefield; the top destination outside it is Springfield (65%, 7 miles). The two grades for Battlefield are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Battlefield is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Battlefield: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Battlefield works in Springfield
1,781 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Springfield, 6.7 miles away. That’s 33 times as many as work in Battlefield itself. The commute map ↓
Most Battlefield residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Battlefield is a place people come home to
There are 481 jobs based in Battlefield, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Battlefield has about 4,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Battlefield are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Battlefield’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Battlefield gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Battlefield is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #34 of 247 in Missouri. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Battlefield could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where the trip to work from Battlefield ends
Where Battlefield clocks in
65% of workers
3% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Battlefield
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 a workday changes Battlefield
On a workday 2,691 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Battlefield on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.18 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 481 jobs in Battlefield are
481 jobs are based in Battlefield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Battlefield, 2013 → 2023: 409 → 481. 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 Battlefield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Battlefield’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Battlefield workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,844 commuters (the 17% 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.
Getting around Battlefield: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Battlefield is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #240 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,442 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Battlefield households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Battlefield’s commuters take a bus or train.
424th of 3,255: where Battlefield ranks among U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Greenwood MO | 6,315 | $107K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 422 | South Hanover Township PA | 7,372 | $118K | 6.4% | 2.8% | 3% | A |
| 423 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| 424 | Battlefield MO | 6,361 | $95K | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 425 | Berkley MA | 6,950 | $144K | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5% | A |
| 426 | Clay Township PA | 7,081 | $84K | 5.4% | 0.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,255 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Battlefield, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
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 Battlefield: questions
What is the median household income in Battlefield?
$94,542 (±$10,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Battlefield?
4.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Battlefield?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Battlefield work?
2% work in town.
Is Battlefield walkable?
Battlefield is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Battlefield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Battlefield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Battlefield
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.