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Jobs & commute in Oxly

Where Oxly earns its living

Hardly any work in Oxly; the top destination outside it is Poplar Bluff (30%, 18 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. The Census job records count 27 working residents of Oxly and no jobs based in it.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Oxly, and who commutes in

On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

27live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night33
Workday6
33live here− 27head out to work+ 0come in to work= 6on a workday

About 6 people are in Oxly on a workday afternoon, 82% 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Oxly: the destinations

Dudley: 1 residents work here (4%)Naylor: 1 residents work here (4%)Doniphan: 5 residents work here (19%)Ellington: 1 residents work here (4%)Van Buren: 1 residents work here (4%)Charleston: 1 residents work here (4%)Kennett: 1 residents work here (4%)Poplar Bluff: 8 residents work here (30%)Cotton Hill Township: 1 residents work here (4%)OxlyFairdealing: 1 residents work here (4%)Poplar BluffDoniphanDudleyNaylorEllingtonVan BurenOxly
1
Poplar Bluff18.4 mi away
30%8
2
Doniphan8.1 mi away
19%5
3
Dudley35 mi away
4%1
4
Naylor4.5 mi away
4%1
5
Ellington46.8 mi away
4%1
6
Van Buren33.7 mi away
4%1
7
Charleston77.6 mi away
4%1
8
Kennett43.2 mi away
4%1
94%1
10
Fairdealing5.9 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%6
The top trips

Where Oxly 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 Oxly

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Oxly gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 9 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

The commute from Oxly, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPoplar Bluff: 30% · 18.4 miDoniphan: 19% · 8.1 miDudley: 4% · 35 miNaylor: 4% · 4.5 miEllington: 4% · 46.8 miVan Buren: 4% · 33.7 miCharleston: 4% · 77.6 miKennett: 4% · 43.2 miCotton Hill Township: 4% · 38.1 miFairdealing: 4% · 5.9 miPoplar Bluff 30%Doniphan 19%Dudley 4%Naylor 4%Ellington 4%Oxly
OxlyTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi8 residents
38%10–24 mi10 residents
19%25–50 mi5 residents
12%Over 50 mi3 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

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 2024, 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 Oxly: questions

What is the median household income in Oxly?

$47,917 (±$42,661) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Oxly?

21.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Oxly work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Poplar Bluff (30%, 18 mi), Doniphan (19%, 8 mi), Dudley (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Oxly

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.