Work & commute · Belton

Work & commute in Belton, MO

Most working residents leave Belton for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (26%), Overland Park (9%) and Lee's Summit (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

1,169 of 11,371 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,202 Belton residents head out of town to work, 1,169 work right here, and 7,159 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Belton.

10,202live here, work elsewhere

1,169live and work here

7,159work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Belton goes to work

Kansas City21.2 mi away

26%2,994

Belton (in town)right here

10%1,169

Overland Park, KS9.9 mi away

9%992

Lee's Summit10.5 mi away

6%670

Grandview4.3 mi away

4%447

Olathe, KS16.2 mi away

4%404

Lenexa, KS17.9 mi away

3%381

Kansas City, KS23.9 mi away

3%318

Independence20.8 mi away

3%305

Raymore4 mi away

3%290

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%3,401

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Belton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

35%

49%

10%

35%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Belton is a commuter town

0.73jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Belton are

8,328 jobs are based in Belton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Belton

8,328 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities43%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Belton residents hold

11,371 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+24%

Jobs based in Belton, 2013 → 2023: 6,693 → 8,328. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.