Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Neosho commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
62 jobs are based in Neosho for 237 working residents. Only 1% work in Neosho itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (12%, 7 miles). At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Neosho apart
Neosho is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Neosho, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Neosho has about 400 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Neosho workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Neosho workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Neosho
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Neosho on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Neosho’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neosho workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Where Neosho’s working residents head each day
Where Neosho clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Neosho
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neosho, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 62. 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 Neosho’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Neosho to work
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 Neosho: questions
What is the median household income in Neosho?
$90,183 (±$25,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neosho?
9.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neosho?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neosho work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (12%, 7 mi), Oconomowoc (8%, 14 mi), Madison (3%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Neosho 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 Neosho, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neosho
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.