Making a living in Coney Island
Coney Island has 16 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 38% of workers work from home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. Hardly any stay in Coney Island for work; outside it, Branson is the main destination (19%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Coney Island quiets down on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Coney Island on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Coney Island’s working residents head each day
Where Coney Island clocks in
19% of workers
13% 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 Coney Island
of Coney Island workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 38% 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.
Where in the region Coney Island works
About 44% 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.
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 Coney Island: questions
What is the median household income in Coney Island?
$51,875 (±$22,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coney Island?
12.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Coney Island work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Branson (19%, 6 mi), Fayetteville (13%, 56 mi), Ash Grove (6%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Coney Island without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coney Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coney Island
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.