Big Spring has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Big Spring for work; outside it, Hermann is the main destination (13%, 7 miles). Employers in Big Spring report 2 jobs, and 61 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Big Spring
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Big Spring on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Big Spring to work: where people go
Where Big Spring clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Big Spring’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Spring, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 2. 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 Big Spring’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Big Spring
of Big Spring workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 0% 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.
How many miles Big Spring commutes
About 25% 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.
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 Big Spring: questions
What is the median household income in Big Spring?
$100,500 (±$71,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Spring?
9.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Big Spring work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hermann (13%, 7 mi), Montgomery City (11%, 12 mi), Columbia (7%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Spring without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Big Spring, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Spring
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.