With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Stanton works elsewhere
Stanton has 46 jobs for 168 working residents. Hardly any work in Stanton; the top destination outside it is Sullivan (18%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 40% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stanton by day and by night
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Stanton on a workday afternoon, 70% 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.
Commuting out of Stanton: the destinations
Where Stanton clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Stanton is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanton, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 46. 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 Stanton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stanton
of Stanton workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 40% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stanton
About 18% 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.
Around Stanton: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton | – | — | — | — | — |
| Charmwood | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charmwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanton’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 Stanton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Stanton?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stanton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (18%, 5 mi), Union (6%, 13 mi), St. Clair (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stanton 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 Stanton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanton
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.