Joplin is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 52,518 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Joplin is the 13th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Joplin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Joplin is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Joplin who work in office and administrative support (11.27%), sales jobs (10.21%), and management occupations (9.41%). Also of interest is that Joplin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Joplin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Joplin is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of people in Joplin who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.74% of adults in Joplin have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Joplin in 2022 was $29,295, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,180 for a family of four. However, Joplin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Joplin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Joplin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Joplin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Joplin include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Joplin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
