Sandy Creek Covered Bridge · Photo: Chuck Morris · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Horine commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. Horine has 123 jobs, and 285 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Horine; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (15%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Horine stands out on work
Horine’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Horine is St. Louis, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (44) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Horine workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Horine
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.
About 25 minutes each way for Horine’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Horine workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 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.
Horine by day and by night
On a workday 284 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Horine on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Horine’s working residents head each day
Where Horine clocks in
15% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
85% of the jobs in Horine make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Horine, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 123. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Horine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Horine: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Herculaneum (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Horine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horine | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pevely | under 3% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $56,000 |
| Herculaneum | 2% | A | B | 29 min | $93,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Horine’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 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 Horine: questions
What is the poverty rate in Horine?
19.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Horine?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Horine work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (15%, 27 mi), Festus (4%, 4 mi), Arnold (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Horine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Horine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horine
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.