Shoal Creek DriveMO
A town of 381 in Missouri.
Is Shoal Creek Drive a good place to live?
Shoal Creek Drive’s average commute is 14 minutes, below both Missouri’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 248 Missouri towns, just 9 have a higher peak summer temperature than Shoal Creek Drive. Shoal Creek Drive has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
381 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shoal Creek Drive: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shoal Creek Drive, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shoal Creek Drive.
Shoal Creek Drive has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
6.6% of Shoal Creek Drive residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 7 miles. For Shoal Creek Drive, the typical household income is $100,000. The top destinations are Joplin (40%), Springfield (10%) and Carthage (3%).
| Shoal Creek Drive | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shoal Creek Drive’s typical home value is about $190K
In Shoal Creek Drive, 91% of households are owner-occupiers. Values rose 8.6% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Shoal Creek Drive, expect four seasons and hot summers
The range runs from 25° on a January night to 90° on a July afternoon, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Shoal Creek Drive, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Shoal Creek Drive than in 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 52% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Shoal Creek Drive once, in 2007.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Shoal Creek Drive is
For adults in Shoal Creek Drive, the share who get no exercise outside work is 28%. The town tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Shoal Creek Drive | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Shoal Creek Drive
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Shoal Creek Drive
About 5 of every 100 Shoal Creek Drive residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Shoal Creek Drive for work
Where Shoal Creek Drive’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shoal Creek Drive
Village in Missouri, United States
Shoal Creek Drive is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shoal Creek Drive had a population of 356. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
Questions about Shoal Creek Drive
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shoal Creek Drive, MO a good place to live?
Shoal Creek Drive has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.