With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Perkins works elsewhere
There are 1 jobs in Perkins; 44 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Perkins itself; outside it, Cape Girardeau draws the most (20%, 19 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Perkins for work, and who comes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Perkins on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Perkins commutes to
Where Perkins clocks in
20% of workers
14% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Perkins
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perkins, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 1. 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 Perkins’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Perkins
of Perkins workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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 many miles Perkins commutes
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 Perkins compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perkins workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins | – | — | — | — | $48,558 |
| Pike Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 28 min | $61,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perkins’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 Perkins: questions
What is the median household income in Perkins?
$48,558 (±$21,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perkins?
4.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Perkins work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cape Girardeau (20%, 19 mi), Sikeston (14%, 18 mi), Oran (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perkins 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 Perkins, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perkins
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.