Cabins Historic District · Photo: Sector001 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Novinger commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 83 jobs in Novinger, and 157 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in Novinger for work; outside it, Kirksville is the main destination (42%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Novinger
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Novinger on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Novinger’s working residents head each day
Where Novinger clocks in
42% 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.
Most jobs in Novinger are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Novinger, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 83. 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 Novinger’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Novinger: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Novinger workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 163 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Novinger commutes
About 32% 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 Novinger: questions
What is the median household income in Novinger?
$53,125 (±$21,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Novinger?
24.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Novinger?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Novinger work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kirksville (42%, 7 mi), Ottumwa (2%, 56 mi), Milan (2%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Novinger without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Novinger, from the people who make the trip.
More of Novinger
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.