For about half of its working residents, Redings Mill is a commute to Joplin
For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26. There are 21 jobs in Redings Mill for 66 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Redings Mill on a workday
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Redings Mill on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Where the trip to work from Redings Mill ends
Where Redings Mill clocks in
47% of workers
8% 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 Redings Mill are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Redings Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Redings Mill: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redings Mill workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 6% 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 Redings Mill’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
The towns next door employ 47% of Redings Mill
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redings Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redings Mill | – | — | — | 21 min | $72,500 |
| Joplin | 47% | C | A− | 18 min | $52,097 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Joplin. Darker towns draw more of Redings Mill’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 Redings Mill: questions
What is the median household income in Redings Mill?
$72,500 (±$24,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redings Mill?
15.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redings Mill?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redings Mill work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Redings Mill 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 Redings Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redings Mill
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.