Making a living in Chain-O-Lakes
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Hardly any stay in Chain-O-Lakes for work; outside it, Cassville is the main destination (12%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 33 working residents of Chain-O-Lakes and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Chain-O-Lakes
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Chain-O-Lakes on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where Chain-O-Lakes’ working residents head each day
Where Chain-O-Lakes clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Working from home in Chain-O-Lakes
of Chain-O-Lakes workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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 Chain-O-Lakes commutes
About 24% 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 Chain-O-Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Chain-O-Lakes?
$29,000 (±$18,867) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chain-O-Lakes?
53.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chain-O-Lakes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cassville (12%, 13 mi), Berryville (9%, 14 mi), Springfield (9%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chain-O-Lakes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chain-O-Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chain-O-Lakes
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.