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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of West Alton, Missouri was 573 / 722
Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
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| Construction | 14.3% (34) | 23.2% (32) | 2.0% (2) |
| Accommodation and food services | 12.6% (30) | 4.3% (6) | 24.0% (24) |
| Health care | 7.6% (18) | 1.4% (2) | 16.0% (16) |
| Metal and metal products | 5.0% (12) | 7.2% (10) | 2.0% (2) |
| Transportation equipment | 5.0% (12) | 8.7% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 4.6% (11) | 8.0% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.2% (10) | 7.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 3.4% (8) | 2.9% (4) | 4.0% (4) |
| Truck transportation | 2.9% (7) | 4.3% (6) | 1.0% (1) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 7.0% (7) |
| Machinery | 2.5% (6) | 2.9% (4) | 2.0% (2) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 2.5% (6) | 2.9% (4) | 2.0% (2) |
| Chemicals | 2.5% (6) | 1.4% (2) | 4.0% (4) |
| Public administration | 2.1% (5) | 2.9% (4) | 1.0% (1) |
| Computer and electronic products | 2.1% (5) | 1.4% (2) | 3.0% (3) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 2.1% (5) | 3.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.1% (5) | 1.4% (2) | 3.0% (3) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 2.1% (5) | 2.2% (3) | 2.0% (2) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.7% (4) | 1.4% (2) | 2.0% (2) |
| Educational services | 1.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (4) |
| Social assistance | 1.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (4) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (3) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (3) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.3% (3) | 2.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (3) | 2.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Wood products | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Air transportation | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
| Water transportation | 0.4% (1) | 0.7% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
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Occupation | All | Males | Females |
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| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 7.1% (17) | 10.9% (15) | 2.0% (2) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 5.9% (14) | 10.1% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 5.5% (13) | 5.8% (8) | 5.0% (5) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 5.5% (13) | 9.4% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 4.6% (11) | 8.0% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 4.2% (10) | 3.6% (5) | 5.0% (5) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 4.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 10.0% (10) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 4.2% (10) | 5.1% (7) | 3.0% (3) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 3.8% (9) | 2.9% (4) | 5.0% (5) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 3.8% (9) | 3.6% (5) | 4.0% (4) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 3.8% (9) | 2.2% (3) | 6.0% (6) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 3.4% (8) | 5.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 2.9% (7) | 2.2% (3) | 4.0% (4) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 2.9% (7) | 3.6% (5) | 2.0% (2) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 2.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 7.0% (7) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 2.5% (6) | 2.2% (3) | 3.0% (3) |
| Farmers and farm managers | 2.1% (5) | 3.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Construction laborers | 2.1% (5) | 3.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Cashiers | 2.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 5.0% (5) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 1.7% (4) | 1.4% (2) | 2.0% (2) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 1.7% (4) | 2.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 1.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (4) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 1.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (4) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 1.7% (4) | 2.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 1.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (4) |
| Child care workers | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (3) |
| Computer specialists | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (3) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 1.3% (3) | 2.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Business operations specialists | 1.3% (3) | 0.7% (1) | 2.0% (2) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (3) |
| Assemblers and fabricators | 1.3% (3) | 0.7% (1) | 2.0% (2) |
| Registered nurses | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) |
| Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.8% (2) | 1.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
| Carpenters | 0.4% (1) | 0.7% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.4% (1) | 0.7% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Secondary school teachers | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
| Accountants and auditors | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 0.4% (1) | 0.7% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1) |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 6.2% (14) | | Missouri: | 3.9% (101,815) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 11.4% (14) | | Missouri: | 5.0% (67,743) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 5.3% (12) | | Missouri: | 3.4% (90,733) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 7.3% (9) | | Missouri: | 4.5% (61,144) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 2.9% (3) | | Missouri: | 2.3% (29,589) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 4.0% (9) | | Missouri: | 5.5% (144,855) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 5.7% (7) | | Missouri: | 6.7% (90,934) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 1.9% (2) | | Missouri: | 4.2% (53,921) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 13.7% (31) | | Missouri: | 9.4% (246,616) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 16.3% (20) | | Missouri: | 11.1% (150,652) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 10.6% (11) | | Missouri: | 7.5% (95,964) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 10.6% (24) | | Missouri: | 11.3% (296,330) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 5.7% (7) | | Missouri: | 12.0% (163,419) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 16.3% (17) | | Missouri: | 10.4% (132,911) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 11.0% (25) | | Missouri: | 15.1% (397,140) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 14.6% (18) | | Missouri: | 14.1% (191,899) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 6.7% (7) | | Missouri: | 16.1% (205,241) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 11.5% (26) | | Missouri: | 14.0% (369,233) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 9.8% (12) | | Missouri: | 11.9% (161,768) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 13.5% (14) | | Missouri: | 16.3% (207,465) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 13.2% (30) | | Missouri: | 9.4% (246,263) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 9.8% (12) | | Missouri: | 8.6% (116,293) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 17.3% (18) | | Missouri: | 10.2% (129,970) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 3.5% (8) | | Missouri: | 4.7% (123,302) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 2.4% (3) | | Missouri: | 3.7% (50,248) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 4.8% (5) | | Missouri: | 5.7% (73,054) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 2.2% (5) | | Missouri: | 4.8% (126,646) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 4.8% (5) | | Missouri: | 5.6% (71,265) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 3.5% (8) | | Missouri: | 2.4% (62,225) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 7.7% (8) | | Missouri: | 2.8% (36,199) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 1.8% (4) | | Missouri: | 1.2% (30,651) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 3.8% (4) | | Missouri: | 1.2% (15,661) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| West Alton: | 7.5% (17) | | Missouri: | 7.7% (203,786) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 5.7% (7) | | Missouri: | 7.7% (104,546) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| West Alton: | 9.6% (10) | | Missouri: | 7.8% (99,240) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| West Alton: | 6.2% (14) | | Missouri: | 7.3% (193,279) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| West Alton: | 11.4% (14) | | Missouri: | 7.5% (102,438) |
| Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 2.2% (5) | | Missouri: | 3.3% (87,470) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 3.9% (9) | | Missouri: | 2.9% (77,169) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 6.1% (14) | | Missouri: | 4.5% (119,243) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 23.0% (53) | | Missouri: | 9.2% (240,618) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 9.6% (22) | | Missouri: | 11.1% (292,921) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 17.4% (40) | | Missouri: | 15.0% (393,152) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 6.5% (15) | | Missouri: | 16.0% (419,686) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 5.2% (12) | | Missouri: | 9.1% (239,288) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 1.7% (4) | | Missouri: | 4.1% (107,569) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| West Alton: | 5.7% (13) | | Missouri: | 4.3% (113,252) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| West Alton: | 11.7% (27) | | Missouri: | 7.1% (187,847) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| West Alton: | 3.9% (9) | | Missouri: | 7.1% (187,336) |
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 28.7%
Number of people working at home: 7 (3.0% of all workers)
Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)
Working at home - West Alton
Working at home - Missouri
Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
| West Alton: | 2.2% (5) | | Missouri: | 3.8% (99,335) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| West Alton: | 4.3% (10) | | Missouri: | 11.9% (312,582) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| West Alton: | 8.7% (20) | | Missouri: | 14.9% (390,913) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| West Alton: | 4.8% (11) | | Missouri: | 15.3% (403,273) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| West Alton: | 15.7% (36) | | Missouri: | 14.2% (373,125) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| West Alton: | 10.4% (24) | | Missouri: | 5.9% (155,845) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| West Alton: | 15.2% (35) | | Missouri: | 13.0% (341,771) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| West Alton: | 2.2% (5) | | Missouri: | 2.7% (70,444) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| West Alton: | 11.3% (26) | | Missouri: | 3.0% (80,060) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| West Alton: | 17.4% (40) | | Missouri: | 6.4% (169,018) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| West Alton: | 4.3% (10) | | Missouri: | 3.4% (88,471) |
90 or more minutes:
| West Alton: | 0.4% (1) | | Missouri: | 2.0% (53,675) |
Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| West Alton: | 47.5% (106) | | Missouri: | 68.9% (1,721,163) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| West Alton: | 29.6% (66) | | Missouri: | 19.3% (482,302) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| West Alton: | 17.9% (40) | | Missouri: | 6.5% (162,827) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| West Alton: | 4.9% (11) | | Missouri: | 5.3% (133,067) |
Means of transportation to work - West Alton
Means of transportation to work - Missouri
Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
| West Alton: | 80.0% (184) | | Missouri: | 80.5% (2,116,096) |
Carpooled:
| West Alton: | 12.6% (29) | | Missouri: | 11.6% (306,179) |
Walked:
| West Alton: | 4.3% (10) | | Missouri: | 2.1% (55,631) |
Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| West Alton: | 86.4% (184) | | Missouri: | 87.4% (2,116,096) |
In 2 person carpool:
| West Alton: | 13.6% (29) | | Missouri: | 10.3% (249,420) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| West Alton: | 77.7% (185) | | Missouri: | 68.3% (1,816,616) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| West Alton: | 76.1% (105) | | Missouri: | 71.4% (995,561) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| West Alton: | 80.0% (80) | | Missouri: | 65.0% (821,055) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| West Alton: | 2.5% (6) | | Missouri: | 2.8% (75,124) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| West Alton: | 4.3% (6) | | Missouri: | 3.9% (54,265) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| West Alton: | 5.0% (12) | | Missouri: | 8.8% (234,943) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| West Alton: | 3.6% (5) | | Missouri: | 5.3% (73,302) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| West Alton: | 7.0% (7) | | Missouri: | 12.8% (161,641) |
Local government workers:
| West Alton: | 2.9% (7) | | Missouri: | 5.5% (144,964) |
Local government workers - Males:
| West Alton: | 1.4% (2) | | Missouri: | 4.7% (64,918) |
Local government workers - Females:
| West Alton: | 5.0% (5) | | Missouri: | 6.3% (80,046) |
State government workers:
| West Alton: | 0.4% (1) | | Missouri: | 4.8% (127,063) |
State government workers - Females:
| West Alton: | 1.0% (1) | | Missouri: | 6.0% (75,661) |
Federal government workers:
| West Alton: | 0.8% (2) | | Missouri: | 2.5% (67,014) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| West Alton: | 1.4% (2) | | Missouri: | 2.4% (32,868) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| West Alton: | 10.5% (25) | | Missouri: | 6.9% (182,699) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| West Alton: | 13.0% (18) | | Missouri: | 8.4% (116,986) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| West Alton: | 7.0% (7) | | Missouri: | 5.2% (65,713) |
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