Making a living in Elmira
Working from home is the commute for 38% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Hardly any work in Elmira; the top destination outside it is Liberty (18%, 23 miles). Elmira has 17 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Elmira
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23 people are in Elmira on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 the trip to work from Elmira ends
Where Elmira clocks in
18% of workers
18% of workers
12% 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 Elmira
of Elmira workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
Half of Elmira commutes less than 29 miles
About 35% 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Elmira workers work outside Missouri. The job records count 29% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Elmira: questions
What is the median household income in Elmira?
$31,250 (±$20,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmira?
17.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elmira work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Liberty (18%, 23 mi), Kansas City (18%, 34 mi), Wichita (12%, 213 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elmira 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 Elmira, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmira
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.