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Jobs & commute in Saddlebrooke

Saddlebrooke has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

18 jobs are based in Saddlebrooke, against 126 working residents. Hardly any work in Saddlebrooke; the top destination outside it is Springfield (42%, 26 miles). 28% of workers work from home; Missouri has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Saddlebrooke

On a workday 125 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

125live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night320
Workday210
320live here− 130head out to work+ 17come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Saddlebrooke on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Saddlebrooke work

Fayetteville: 1 residents work here (1%)Sparta: 1 residents work here (1%)Rogersville: 2 residents work here (2%)ButlerHighlandvilleSaddlebrookeWillardBolivar: 2 residents work here (2%)Nixa: 4 residents work here (3%)HarrisonvilleOzark: 12 residents work here (10%)Republic: 2 residents work here (2%)Branson: 15 residents work here (12%)Kansas City: 3 residents work here (2%)Springfield: 53 residents work here (42%)ColumbiaSpringfieldBransonOzarkNixaKansas CityRogersvilleSaddlebrooke
1
Springfield26 mi away
42%53
2
Branson14.8 mi away
12%15
3
Ozark14.4 mi away
10%12
4
Nixa16 mi away
3%4
5
Kansas City175 mi away
2%3
6
Rogersville21.2 mi away
2%2
7
Bolivar55 mi away
2%2
8
Republic26.4 mi away
2%2
9
Fayetteville, AR74.7 mi away
1%1
10
Sparta13.8 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%31
The top trips

Where Saddlebrooke 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.

The jobs

Services make up most of the work in Saddlebrooke

Jobs based in SaddlebrookeJobs Saddlebrooke residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities6%22%
Services: health, schools, offices94%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%29%
Over $3,333 a month44%59%

Who does it

29 or younger33%20%
30 to 5456%58%
55 and older11%22%
+260%

Jobs based in Saddlebrooke, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 18. 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 Saddlebrooke’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Saddlebrooke, about 28 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
211 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Saddlebrooke28 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
28%

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

About 3 in 10
How Saddlebrooke gets to work
90%Drive alone
3%Carpool
8%Other

Share of the 79 commuters (the 28% 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

Where in the region Saddlebrooke works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSpringfield: 42% · 26 miBranson: 12% · 14.8 miOzark: 10% · 14.4 miNixa: 3% · 16 miKansas City: 2% · 175 miRogersville: 2% · 21.2 miBolivar: 2% · 55 miRepublic: 2% · 26.4 miFayetteville: 1% · 74.7 miSparta: 1% · 13.8 miSpringfield 42%Branson 12%Ozark 10%Nixa 3%Kansas City 2%Saddlebrooke
SaddlebrookeTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi8 residents
55%10–24 mi69 residents
28%25–50 mi35 residents
11%Over 50 mi14 residents

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 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Saddlebrooke: questions

What is the median household income in Saddlebrooke?

$107,292 (±$18,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Saddlebrooke?

2.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Saddlebrooke?

28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Saddlebrooke work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (42%, 26 mi), Branson (12%, 15 mi), Ozark (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Saddlebrooke

Saddlebrooke home →

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.