Blue Mound Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Blue Mound Township has 31 jobs; 140 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Blue Mound Township; the top destination outside it is Nevada (26%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Blue Mound Township on a workday
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Blue Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Blue Mound Township to work: where people go
Where Blue Mound Township clocks in
6% 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.
In Blue Mound Township, 94% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Mound Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 31. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Blue Mound Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Mound Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Blue Mound Township
About 37% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Blue Mound Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $59,338 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Osage Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bacon Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rockville Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Osage Township, Bacon Township, Walker Township and Rockville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Mound Township’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 2024, 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 Blue Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Mound Township?
$59,338 (±$10,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Mound Township?
9.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Mound Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Mound Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nevada (26%, 12 mi), El Dorado Springs (11%, 14 mi), Joplin (6%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Blue Mound Township 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 Blue Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Mound Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.