Jobs and earnings in Junction City, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 73 jobs are based in Junction City, and 102 of its residents work somewhere. For 14% of workers, the job is at home; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Junction City quiets down on a workday
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Junction City on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.72 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 2023, primary jobs.
22% of working residents work in Fredericktown
Where Junction City clocks in
22% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Junction City: what the 73 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Junction City, 2013 → 2023: 116 → 73. 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 Junction City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Junction City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Junction City workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Junction City
About 34% 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.
22% of Junction City works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Junction City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City | – | — | — | 19 min | $35,682 |
| Fredericktown | 22% | D | A− | 17 min | $49,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fredericktown. Darker towns draw more of Junction City’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 Junction City: questions
What is the median household income in Junction City?
$35,682 (±$20,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Junction City?
15.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Junction City?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Junction City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fredericktown (22%, 1 mi), Farmington (14%, 16 mi), St. Louis (5%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Junction City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 32% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Junction City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Junction City
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.