For about two in three of its working residents, McBaine is a commute to Columbia
Below the poverty line: 100.0% of residents, where Missouri as a whole has 12.6%. Hardly any work in McBaine itself; outside it, Columbia draws the most (67%, 8 miles). No jobs are based in McBaine in the Census job records; 6 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of McBaine on a workday
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in McBaine on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 McBaine to work: where people go
Where McBaine clocks in
67% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
McBaine’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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 McBaine: questions
What is the poverty rate in McBaine?
100.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McBaine work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McBaine, from the people who make the trip.
More of McBaine
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.