Josephville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). There are 71 jobs in Josephville for 284 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Josephville, in brief
Josephville is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Josephville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Josephville has about 320 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Josephville works from home
31% of Josephville workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Time on the road ↓
Josephville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 284 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Josephville
On a workday 284 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Josephville on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The trip to work from Josephville: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Josephville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 commuters (the 30% 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.
11% of working residents work in O'Fallon
Where Josephville clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Josephville works in goods: 35% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Josephville, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 71. 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 Josephville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Josephville, by distance
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.
Josephville and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Josephville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephville | – | — | — | 30 min | $107,708 |
| O'Fallon | 11% | A | B− | 26 min | $110,443 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to O'Fallon. Darker towns draw more of Josephville’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 Josephville: questions
What is the median household income in Josephville?
$107,708 (±$65,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Josephville?
18.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Josephville?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Josephville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are O'Fallon (11%, 5 mi), Wentzville (9%, 4 mi), Chesterfield (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Josephville 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 Josephville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Josephville
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.