With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Miller works elsewhere
The average commute takes 45 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26. 125 jobs are based in Miller; 287 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Miller itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (31%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Miller, in a few figures
Miller workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
31% of Miller works in Springfield
89 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Springfield, 30 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Miller itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 287 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Miller: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miller workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 10% 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.
The places Miller commutes to
Where Miller clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
Who commutes out of Miller, and who commutes in
On a workday 279 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Miller on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Miller: what the 125 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miller, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 125. 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 Miller’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Miller commutes less than 30 miles
About 16% 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 Miller: questions
What is the median household income in Miller?
$56,371 (±$11,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miller?
22.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miller?
45 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miller work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (31%, 30 mi), Mount Vernon (7%, 8 mi), Joplin (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miller without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miller, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller
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.