Jobs, income and commuting in Lupus, MO
30% of workers have no commute at all, where Missouri as a whole has 13%. Hardly any work in Lupus itself; outside it, Jefferson City draws the most (29%, 24 miles). The average commute takes 61 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Lupus
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Lupus on a workday afternoon, 55% 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.
Out of Lupus to work: where people go
Where Lupus clocks in
29% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
Lupus’ commute takes about 61 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lupus workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lupus
About 18% 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 Lupus: questions
What is the median household income in Lupus?
$87,656 (±$47,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lupus?
20.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lupus?
61 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lupus work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jefferson City (29%, 24 mi), California (12%, 16 mi), Columbia (12%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lupus 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 Lupus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lupus
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.