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The most common industries in Buffalo are: Health care (8.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (7.4% of civilian employees), Food & beverage stores (5.3% of civilian employees). 44.4% of workers work in Dallas County and 7.9% of all workers work at home. 66.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 67.6% across the entire state of Missouri.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Buffalo, Missouri was 2,781 / 3,332
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Buffalo, Missouri was 2,781 / 3,332
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 8.7% (93) | 3.1% (18) | 15.2% (75) |
| Educational services | 7.4% (79) | 1.4% (8) | 14.4% (71) |
| Food and beverage stores | 5.3% (57) | 1.2% (7) | 10.1% (50) |
| Construction | 5.2% (56) | 9.7% (56) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 5.0% (54) | 8.1% (47) | 1.4% (7) |
| Finance and insurance | 5.0% (54) | 3.6% (21) | 6.7% (33) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.9% (53) | 4.7% (27) | 5.3% (26) |
| Public administration | 4.9% (52) | 7.6% (44) | 1.6% (8) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.6% (49) | 3.8% (22) | 5.5% (27) |
| Social assistance | 3.8% (41) | 1.2% (7) | 6.9% (34) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.3% (35) | 0.7% (4) | 6.3% (31) |
| Truck transportation | 3.0% (32) | 4.5% (26) | 1.2% (6) |
| Apparel | 2.6% (28) | 0.0% (0) | 5.7% (28) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.5% (27) | 4.7% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 2.4% (26) | 4.5% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 2.3% (25) | 1.7% (10) | 3.0% (15) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.2% (24) | 2.8% (16) | 1.6% (8) |
| Transportation equipment | 2.1% (23) | 4.0% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.0% (21) | 3.6% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.6% (17) | 1.4% (8) | 1.8% (9) |
| Machinery | 1.6% (17) | 2.9% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.5% (16) | 2.8% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 1.3% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (14) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.2% (13) | 2.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.1% (12) | 2.1% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 1.1% (12) | 2.1% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (12) | 1.0% (6) | 1.2% (6) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.0% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (11) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.9% (10) | 1.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.8% (9) | 1.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 0.8% (9) | 1.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (8) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (8) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.7% (8) | 1.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (8) | 1.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.7% (8) | 1.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (8) | 1.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.7% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (7) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.6% (6) | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (6) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.5% (5) | 0.9% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (5) |
Unemployment in Buffalo
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.6%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.7%Males
- 10.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 5.8% (58) |
| Missouri: | 5.1% (132,194) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 5.9% (58) |
| Missouri: | 4.0% (102,750) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 9.6% (95) |
| Missouri: | 5.2% (133,808) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 16.9% (168) |
| Missouri: | 9.4% (241,561) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 3.7% (36) |
| Missouri: | 10.8% (276,741) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 4.6% (46) |
| Missouri: | 15.0% (386,162) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 18.2% (180) |
| Missouri: | 13.6% (350,191) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 2.2% (22) |
| Missouri: | 10.2% (263,069) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Buffalo: | 13.0% (129) |
| Missouri: | 4.5% (115,822) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Buffalo: | 19.7% (196) |
| Missouri: | 6.7% (172,065) |
<5am:
| Buffalo: | 8.0% (86) |
| Missouri: | 3.3% (87,470) |
5:30am:
| Buffalo: | 1.4% (15) |
| Missouri: | 2.9% (77,169) |
6am:
| Buffalo: | 3.2% (34) |
| Missouri: | 4.5% (119,243) |
6:30am:
| Buffalo: | 7.3% (78) |
| Missouri: | 9.2% (240,618) |
7am:
| Buffalo: | 11.7% (126) |
| Missouri: | 11.1% (292,921) |
7:30am:
| Buffalo: | 8.5% (91) |
| Missouri: | 15.0% (393,152) |
8am:
| Buffalo: | 20.0% (215) |
| Missouri: | 16.0% (419,686) |
8:30am:
| Buffalo: | 13.2% (142) |
| Missouri: | 9.1% (239,288) |
9am:
| Buffalo: | 2.2% (24) |
| Missouri: | 4.1% (107,569) |
10am:
| Buffalo: | 5.1% (55) |
| Missouri: | 4.3% (113,252) |
11am:
| Buffalo: | 0.7% (8) |
| Missouri: | 1.9% (49,720) |
4pm:
| Buffalo: | 8.8% (94) |
| Missouri: | 7.1% (187,847) |
>4pm:
| Buffalo: | 9.0% (97) |
| Missouri: | 7.1% (187,336) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 7.4% (27) |
| Missouri: | 6.2% (84,551) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 9.5% (35) |
| Missouri: | 5.1% (69,963) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 5.3% (19) |
| Missouri: | 6.3% (86,018) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 37.2% (137) |
| Missouri: | 11.0% (150,105) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 5.8% (21) |
| Missouri: | 11.6% (157,905) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 4.2% (15) |
| Missouri: | 11.4% (155,925) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 6.0% (22) |
| Missouri: | 9.3% (126,252) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 10.4% (38) |
| Missouri: | 3.5% (48,221) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Buffalo: | 14.6% (54) |
| Missouri: | 6.7% (91,701) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 5.1% (31) |
| Missouri: | 3.9% (47,643) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 3.8% (23) |
| Missouri: | 2.7% (32,787) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 12.0% (75) |
| Missouri: | 3.9% (47,790) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 4.9% (31) |
| Missouri: | 7.6% (91,456) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 2.4% (15) |
| Missouri: | 9.8% (118,836) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 7.3% (46) |
| Missouri: | 16.0% (193,569) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 26.5% (165) |
| Missouri: | 16.0% (194,266) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 14.8% (92) |
| Missouri: | 5.6% (67,601) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Buffalo: | 22.5% (140) |
| Missouri: | 6.6% (80,364) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.4%
Number of people working at home: 88 (7.9% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 88 (7.9% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 6.2% (113) |
| Missouri: | 3.7% (97,279) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 15.1% (272) |
| Missouri: | 12.0% (311,800) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 24.5% (443) |
| Missouri: | 14.1% (366,943) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 20.6% (372) |
| Missouri: | 16.3% (422,780) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 14.0% (252) |
| Missouri: | 15.1% (393,604) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 3.5% (64) |
| Missouri: | 7.2% (188,346) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 5.9% (106) |
| Missouri: | 13.1% (341,140) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 3.0% (54) |
| Missouri: | 3.4% (88,075) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 4.2% (75) |
| Missouri: | 6.2% (161,396) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 1.8% (32) |
| Missouri: | 3.4% (89,320) |
90 or more minutes:
| Buffalo: | 2.1% (38) |
| Missouri: | 2.0% (52,877) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 13.6% (146) |
| Missouri: | 3.8% (99,335) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 27.2% (292) |
| Missouri: | 11.9% (312,582) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 7.0% (75) |
| Missouri: | 14.9% (390,913) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 5.4% (58) |
| Missouri: | 15.3% (403,273) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 7.6% (82) |
| Missouri: | 14.2% (373,125) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 1.6% (17) |
| Missouri: | 5.9% (155,845) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 7.1% (76) |
| Missouri: | 13.0% (341,771) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 5.0% (54) |
| Missouri: | 2.7% (70,444) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 2.1% (22) |
| Missouri: | 3.0% (80,060) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 15.5% (166) |
| Missouri: | 6.4% (169,018) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Buffalo: | 5.6% (60) |
| Missouri: | 3.4% (88,471) |
90 or more minutes:
| Buffalo: | 1.6% (17) |
| Missouri: | 2.0% (53,675) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 6.9% (45) |
| Missouri: | 3.7% (50,651) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 11.9% (77) |
| Missouri: | 10.8% (149,301) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 24.3% (157) |
| Missouri: | 13.2% (182,207) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 23.2% (150) |
| Missouri: | 15.3% (211,112) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 11.1% (72) |
| Missouri: | 14.9% (204,831) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 7.5% (48) |
| Missouri: | 7.1% (98,198) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 6.8% (44) |
| Missouri: | 13.9% (192,051) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 3.7% (24) |
| Missouri: | 3.6% (50,177) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 2.3% (15) |
| Missouri: | 7.0% (96,218) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 0.3% (2) |
| Missouri: | 4.2% (58,493) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Buffalo: | 2.6% (17) |
| Missouri: | 2.5% (34,673) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 5.9% (68) |
| Missouri: | 3.8% (46,628) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 17.0% (196) |
| Missouri: | 13.3% (162,499) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 24.8% (286) |
| Missouri: | 15.1% (184,736) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 19.2% (222) |
| Missouri: | 17.3% (211,668) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 15.5% (179) |
| Missouri: | 15.4% (188,773) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 1.3% (15) |
| Missouri: | 7.4% (90,148) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 5.4% (62) |
| Missouri: | 12.2% (149,089) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 2.6% (30) |
| Missouri: | 3.1% (37,898) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 5.1% (59) |
| Missouri: | 5.3% (65,178) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 2.5% (29) |
| Missouri: | 2.5% (30,827) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Buffalo: | 1.8% (21) |
| Missouri: | 1.5% (18,204) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Buffalo: | 89.6% (1,674) |
| Missouri: | 86.7% (1,052,119) |
Carpooled:
| Buffalo: | 9.2% (172) |
| Missouri: | 9.0% (122,276) |
Bus:
| Buffalo: | 0.6% (11) |
| Missouri: | 0.8% (10,021) |
Walked:
| Buffalo: | 0.3% (6) |
| Missouri: | 1.9% (21,226) |
Other means:
| Buffalo: | 0.3% (5) |
| Missouri: | 1.2% (13,524) |
Drove car alone:
| Buffalo: | 75.1% (806) |
| Missouri: | 80.5% (2,116,096) |
Carpooled:
| Buffalo: | 17.4% (187) |
| Missouri: | 11.6% (306,179) |
Motorcycle:
| Buffalo: | 0.7% (8) |
| Missouri: | 0.1% (1,540) |
Walked:
| Buffalo: | 4.4% (47) |
| Missouri: | 2.1% (55,631) |
Other means:
| Buffalo: | 1.6% (17) |
| Missouri: | 0.6% (15,976) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Buffalo: | 85.8% (570) |
| Missouri: | 87.2% (1,052,119) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Buffalo: | 13.3% (89) |
| Missouri: | 8.1% (122,276) |
Walked - Males:
| Buffalo: | 0.9% (6) |
| Missouri: | 2.0% (21,226) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Buffalo: | 91.7% (1,105) |
| Missouri: | 86.1% (1,052,119) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Buffalo: | 7.0% (84) |
| Missouri: | 10.0% (122,276) |
Bus - Females:
| Buffalo: | 0.9% (11) |
| Missouri: | 0.8% (10,021) |
Other means - Females:
| Buffalo: | 0.4% (5) |
| Missouri: | 1.1% (13,524) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Buffalo: | 97.1% (966) |
| Missouri: | 90.5% (2,229,200) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Buffalo: | 2.8% (27) |
| Missouri: | 1.3% (32,642) |
Drove alone:
| Buffalo: | 81.2% (806) |
| Missouri: | 87.4% (2,116,096) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Buffalo: | 13.3% (132) |
| Missouri: | 10.3% (249,420) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Buffalo: | 3.6% (36) |
| Missouri: | 1.5% (36,828) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Buffalo: | 1.0% (10) |
| Missouri: | 0.5% (11,353) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Buffalo: | 0.9% (9) |
| Missouri: | 0.2% (5,060) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Buffalo: | 66.5% (758) |
| Missouri: | 67.6% (2,018,769) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Buffalo: | 27.8% (316) |
| Missouri: | 10.2% (306,001) |
State government workers:
| Buffalo: | 1.7% (19) |
| Missouri: | 3.6% (106,233) |
Federal government workers:
| Buffalo: | 2.0% (23) |
| Missouri: | 2.6% (78,354) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Buffalo: | 2.0% (22) |
| Missouri: | 5.7% (170,561) |
Employee of private company:
| Buffalo: | 69.2% (742) |
| Missouri: | 68.3% (1,816,616) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Buffalo: | 8.1% (87) |
| Missouri: | 8.8% (234,943) |
Local government workers:
| Buffalo: | 6.7% (72) |
| Missouri: | 5.5% (144,964) |
State government workers:
| Buffalo: | 5.8% (62) |
| Missouri: | 4.8% (127,063) |
Federal government workers:
| Buffalo: | 0.7% (7) |
| Missouri: | 2.5% (67,014) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Buffalo: | 8.9% (95) |
| Missouri: | 6.9% (182,699) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Buffalo: | 0.7% (7) |
| Missouri: | 0.4% (9,501) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Buffalo: | 83.6% (340) |
| Missouri: | 71.9% (1,112,270) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Buffalo: | 10.9% (44) |
| Missouri: | 6.4% (98,843) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Buffalo: | 5.5% (22) |
| Missouri: | 6.6% (101,809) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Buffalo: | 57.1% (419) |
| Missouri: | 63.0% (906,499) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Buffalo: | 37.1% (272) |
| Missouri: | 14.4% (207,158) |
State government workers - Females:
| Buffalo: | 2.6% (19) |
| Missouri: | 4.4% (63,396) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Buffalo: | 3.2% (23) |
| Missouri: | 2.6% (37,284) |