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Jobs & commute in Connelsville

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Connelsville works elsewhere

Connelsville has 1 jobs for 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Connelsville itself; outside it, Kirksville draws the most (40%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Missouri.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

1 jobs based here
Poverty
51.4%
Missouri 12.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Missouri 4.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 20 working residents
Work from home
0%
Missouri 13% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in Connelsville: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night70
Workday51
70live here− 20head out to work+ 1come in to work= 51on a workday

About 51 people are in Connelsville on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Connelsville commutes to

Ottumwa: 1 residents work here (5%)Merriam: 1 residents work here (5%)Novinger: 1 residents work here (5%)Milan: 1 residents work here (5%)Cabool: 1 residents work here (5%)Macon: 1 residents work here (5%)Kirksville: 8 residents work here (40%)Independence: 1 residents work here (5%)ConnelsvilleKirksvilleOttumwaMerriamNovingerMilanCaboolConnelsville
1
Kirksville8.7 mi away
40%8
2
Ottumwa, IA53.5 mi away
5%1
3
Merriam, KS137.2 mi away
5%1
4
Novinger3 mi away
5%1
5
Milan22.9 mi away
5%1
6
Cabool220.1 mi away
5%1
7
Macon39 mi away
5%1
8
Independence120.4 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%5
The top trips

Where Connelsville clocks in

40% of workers
8.7 mi awayKirksville8 Connelsville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Ottumwa
5% of workers
53.5 mi awayOttumwa, IA1 Connelsville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Merriam
5% of workers
137.2 mi awayMerriam, KS1 Connelsville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Connelsville

Jobs based in ConnelsvilleJobs Connelsville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices100%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%30%
Over $3,333 a month0%40%

Who does it

29 or younger0%15%
30 to 54100%35%
55 and older0%50%

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 Connelsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Connelsville

Working from home
0%

of Connelsville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Connelsville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 15 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 far

Near or far: the trip to work from Connelsville

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKirksville: 40% · 8.7 miOttumwa: 5% · 53.5 miMerriam: 5% · 137.2 miNovinger: 5% · 3 miMilan: 5% · 22.9 miCabool: 5% · 220.1 miMacon: 5% · 39 miIndependence: 5% · 120.4 miKirksville 40%Ottumwa 5%Merriam 5%Novinger 5%Milan 5%Connelsville
ConnelsvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
55%Under 10 mi11 residents
10%10–24 mi2 residents
5%25–50 mi1 residents
30%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 30% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Connelsville: questions

What is the poverty rate in Connelsville?

51.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Connelsville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kirksville (40%, 9 mi), Ottumwa (5%, 54 mi), Merriam (5%, 137 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Connelsville 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 Connelsville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Connelsville

Connelsville home →
HandbookGetting around ConnelsvilleRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MOShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.