With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Mindenmines works elsewhere
Employers in Mindenmines report 37 jobs; 99 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Mindenmines; the top destination outside it is Pittsburg (11%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mindenmines quiets down on a workday
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Mindenmines on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The places Mindenmines commutes to
Where Mindenmines clocks in
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.
35% of the jobs in Mindenmines make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mindenmines, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 37. 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 Mindenmines’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Mindenmines, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mindenmines workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 11% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mindenmines
About 29% 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.
Next door to Mindenmines
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mindenmines workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindenmines | – | — | — | 21 min | $22,292 |
| Ozark Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| South West Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ozark Township and South West Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mindenmines’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Mindenmines: questions
What is the median household income in Mindenmines?
$22,292 (±$13,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mindenmines?
39.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mindenmines?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mindenmines work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburg (11%, 8 mi), Lamar (10%, 16 mi), Nevada (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mindenmines without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mindenmines, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mindenmines
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.