William B. Hunt House · Photo: User:Grey Wanderer · CC BY-SA 3.0For about two in three of its working residents, Huntsdale is a commute to Columbia
Employers in Huntsdale report 2 jobs, and 14 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 75% of workers (Missouri 13%). Hardly any work in Huntsdale; the top destination outside it is Columbia (71%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Huntsdale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Huntsdale on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
Out of Huntsdale to work: where people go
Where Huntsdale clocks in
71% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Huntsdale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huntsdale, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huntsdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Huntsdale
of Huntsdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 commuters (the 75% 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 Huntsdale’s workers travel
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 Huntsdale: questions
What is the poverty rate in Huntsdale?
9.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Huntsdale work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Huntsdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 25% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Huntsdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huntsdale
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.