Work, pay and getting to work in Pleasant Hope
Employers in Pleasant Hope report 177 jobs; 285 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Pleasant Hope; the top destination outside it is Springfield (38%, 19 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasant Hope and work: the main findings
38% of Pleasant Hope works in Springfield
109 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Springfield, 19 miles away. That’s 19 times as many as work in Pleasant Hope itself. The commute map ↓
Pleasant Hope workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Pleasant Hope commutes to
Where Pleasant Hope clocks in
38% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
How long Pleasant Hope spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Hope workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 commuters (the 7% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Pleasant Hope
On a workday 279 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Pleasant Hope on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Pleasant Hope: what the 177 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Hope, 2013 → 2023: 181 → 177. 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 Pleasant Hope’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Pleasant Hope
About 24% 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 Pleasant Hope: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Hope?
$65,078 (±$10,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Hope?
16.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Hope?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Hope work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (38%, 19 mi), Bolivar (12%, 12 mi), Kansas City (3%, 134 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Hope 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 Pleasant Hope, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Hope
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.