With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Osborn works elsewhere
There are 60 jobs in Osborn; 169 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Osborn; the top destination outside it is St. Joseph (26%, 25 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Osborn for work, and who comes in
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Osborn on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Osborn commutes to
Where Osborn clocks in
26% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Osborn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osborn, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 60. 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 Osborn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Osborn: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osborn workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 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.
Osborn’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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 Osborn compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osborn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn | – | — | — | 27 min | $52,054 |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osborn’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 Osborn: questions
What is the median household income in Osborn?
$52,054 (±$27,218) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osborn?
14.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osborn?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osborn work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (26%, 25 mi), Kansas City (12%, 44 mi), Cameron (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osborn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osborn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osborn
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.