Where West Sullivan earns its living
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. 104 jobs are based in West Sullivan, against 111 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in West Sullivan: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
19% of working residents work in Sullivan
Where West Sullivan clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in West Sullivan: what the 104 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Sullivan, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 104. 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 West Sullivan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from West Sullivan: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Sullivan workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 1% 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.
West Sullivan’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
The towns next door employ 19% of West Sullivan
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Sullivan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sullivan | – | — | — | 29 min | $61,875 |
| St. Cloud | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Sullivan | 19% | C | A− | 22 min | $63,370 |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Cloud: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sullivan. Darker towns draw more of West Sullivan’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 West Sullivan: questions
What is the median household income in West Sullivan?
$61,875 (±$22,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Sullivan?
22.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Sullivan?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Sullivan work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (19%, 2 mi), Bourbon (12%, 4 mi), Cuba (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Sullivan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Sullivan, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Sullivan
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.