Eudora has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Mississippi and 26 for the U.S. Eudora has 12 jobs for 175 working residents. Hardly any work in Eudora itself; outside it, Memphis draws the most (33%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Eudora
On a workday 174 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Eudora on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where the trip to work from Eudora ends
Where Eudora clocks in
33% of workers
16% of workers
13% 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.
58% of the jobs in Eudora make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eudora, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 12. 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 Eudora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Eudora: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eudora workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 361 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% 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.
Where in the region Eudora works
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 Eudora: questions
What is the median household income in Eudora?
$89,391 (±$7,309) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eudora?
8.2%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eudora?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eudora work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (33%, 22 mi), Hernando (16%, 9 mi), Olive Branch (13%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eudora 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 Eudora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eudora
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.