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Jobs & commute in Milford

Jobs and the daily commute in Milford

The Census job records count 8 working residents of Milford and no jobs based in it. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri. Hardly any stay in Milford for work; outside it, Golden City is the main destination (13%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Milford on a workday

On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night27
Workday19
27live here− 8head out to work+ 0come in to work= 19on a workday

About 19 people are in Milford on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Milford work

MilfordGolden City: 1 residents work here (13%)El Dorado Springs: 1 residents work here (13%)Lamar: 1 residents work here (13%)Marshall: 1 residents work here (13%)Nixa: 1 residents work here (13%)Springfield: 1 residents work here (13%)Lamar Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Golden CityEl Dorado SpringsLamarMarshallNixaSpringfieldMilford
1
Golden City13.7 mi away
13%1
213%1
3
Lamar9.2 mi away
13%1
4
Marshall117.6 mi away
13%1
5
Nixa60.4 mi away
13%1
6
Springfield54.7 mi away
13%1
7
Lamar Township7.5 mi away
13%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%1
The top trips

Where Milford clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Milford

Working from home
0%

of Milford workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Milford gets to work
71%Drive alone
29%Carpool

Share of the 28 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

How far Milford’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGolden City: 13% · 13.7 miEl Dorado Springs: 13% · 21 miLamar: 13% · 9.2 miMarshall: 13% · 117.6 miNixa: 13% · 60.4 miSpringfield: 13% · 54.7 miLamar Township: 13% · 7.5 miGolden City 13%El Dorado Springs 13%Lamar 13%Marshall 13%Nixa 13%Milford
MilfordTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi1 residents
50%10–24 mi4 residents
13%25–50 mi1 residents
25%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 25% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Milford: questions

What is the poverty rate in Milford?

1.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Milford work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Golden City (13%, 14 mi), El Dorado Springs (13%, 21 mi), Lamar (13%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Milford 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 Milford, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Milford

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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.