Whiting at work: jobs, income and the commute
0% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. Hardly any work in Whiting; the top destination outside it is Sikeston (20%, 14 miles). There are 92 jobs in Whiting for 74 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Whiting by day and by night
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Whiting on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 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.
The places Whiting commutes to
Where Whiting clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Whiting
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Whiting’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Whiting
of Whiting workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Whiting
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 around Whiting
The biggest share goes to East Prairie (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whiting workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting | – | — | — | — | — |
| East Prairie | 9% | C− | C+ | 21 min | $34,637 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whiting’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 Whiting: questions
What is the poverty rate in Whiting?
20.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Whiting work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sikeston (20%, 14 mi), East Prairie (9%, 1 mi), Cape Girardeau (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whiting 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 Whiting, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whiting
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.