Work, pay and getting to work in Livonia
Hardly any work in Livonia itself; outside it, Centerville draws the most (16%, 19 miles). No jobs are based in Livonia in the Census job records; 19 of its residents work elsewhere. Poverty touches 33.3% of residents; Missouri has 12.6%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Livonia, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Livonia on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Livonia’s residents
Where Livonia clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
Half of Livonia commutes less than 22 miles
About 26% 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.
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 Livonia: questions
What is the median household income in Livonia?
$36,250 (±$33,867) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Livonia?
33.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Livonia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Centerville (16%, 19 mi), Milan (11%, 30 mi), Unionville (11%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Livonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Livonia
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.