Missouri Commuting Patterns, 1990-2000

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

	Workers Commuting Outside Place of Residence, 1990-2000
			Percent of Total Workers		Change 1990-2000
DED Economic Region	Total Workers 16 and Older 2000	No. of Workers Commuting Outside Place of Residence 2000	2000	1990	Number of Workers	Percent of Workers
-Missouri Totals-	2,629,296	877,655	33.4	31.2	146,250	2.2
St. Louis MSA	961,934	375,672	43.4	42.8	16,541	0.6
Kansas City MSA	525,121	198,921	44.7	43.6	37,628	1.1
Springfield - Branson	208,476	49,266	46.9	39.6	19,243	7.3
Central	186,830	41,352	35.3	29.4	11,577	5.9
Bootheel	92,351	27,482	32.8	26.7	6,957	6.1
Lake Ozark Rolla	107,257	27,906	33.3	29.7	8,048	3.6
Lower East Central-Cape	98,442	26,883	36.6	31.8	6,684	4.8
North Central	32,911	8,491	29.0	20.8	3,125	8.2
Northeast	65,754	20,409	37.9	32.9	5,247	5.1
Northwest	82,817	23,539	43.4	36.0	6,543	7.5
South Central	47,792	13,425	34.1	27.9	3,680	6.3
Southwest	135,970	41,045	35.3	33.1	11,900	2.2
West Central	83,641	23,264	32.7	24.1	9,077	8.6
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 28AUG2002 by setup in mocosf3trans_1990_2000