Shakertowne has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26. There are 39 jobs in Shakertowne, against 286 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Shakertowne stands out on work
Shakertowne is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Shakertowne, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Shakertowne has about 320 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Shakertowne and Perryville trade workers both ways
Perryville is the top workplace for Shakertowne residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Shakertowne come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Shakertowne are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri 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 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Shakertowne quiets down on a workday
On a workday 285 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Shakertowne on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
39% of working residents work in Perryville
Where Shakertowne clocks in
39% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
About 17 minutes to work from Shakertowne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shakertowne workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 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.
The kinds of work in Shakertowne
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shakertowne, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 39. 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 Shakertowne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Shakertowne goes to work
About 27% 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.
Next door is work for 39% of Shakertowne
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shakertowne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakertowne | – | — | — | 17 min | $70,208 |
| Perryville | 39% | D | B+ | 20 min | $51,897 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Perryville. Darker towns draw more of Shakertowne’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 Shakertowne: questions
What is the median household income in Shakertowne?
$70,208 (±$54,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shakertowne?
7.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shakertowne?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shakertowne work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perryville (39%, 2 mi), Cape Girardeau (6%, 32 mi), St. Louis (5%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shakertowne 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 Shakertowne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shakertowne
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.