Work & commute · Edgerton

Work & commute in Edgerton, MO

Most working residents leave Edgerton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (32%), St. Joseph (7%) and Platte City (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 269 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 267 Edgerton residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Edgerton.

267live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

39work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Edgerton goes to work

Kansas City26.4 mi away

32%86

St. Joseph20.5 mi away

7%20

Platte City11.9 mi away

7%18

Kansas City, KS26.9 mi away

6%15

Smithville7.9 mi away

5%14

North Kansas City25.3 mi away

5%13

Liberty21.2 mi away

4%11

Riverside22.8 mi away

2%5

Olathe, KS44.1 mi away

1%4

Independence32.4 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%79

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

How far

How far Edgerton commutes

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

46%

36%

10%

8%Under 10 mi

46%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Edgerton is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Edgerton are

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

Jobs based in Edgerton

41 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Edgerton residents hold

269 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month63%

−11%

Jobs based in Edgerton, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 41. 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.