Umber View Heights at work: jobs, income and the commute
44% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. Hardly any work in Umber View Heights itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (26%, 41 miles). No jobs are based in Umber View Heights in the Census job records; 27 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Umber View Heights quiets down on a workday
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Umber View Heights on a workday afternoon, 63% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Umber View Heights ends
Where Umber View Heights clocks in
26% of workers
22% of workers
15% 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.
Working from home in Umber View Heights
of Umber View Heights workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 44% 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 Umber View Heights goes to work
About 33% 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.
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 Umber View Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Umber View Heights?
$53,958 (±$11,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Umber View Heights?
12.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Umber View Heights work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (26%, 41 mi), Stockton (22%, 5 mi), Kansas City (15%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Umber View Heights 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 Umber View Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Umber View Heights
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.