Work & commute · Gomer

Work & commute in Gomer, MO

Most working residents leave Gomer for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (11%), Hamilton (6%) and Claycomo (6%). Half commute less than 47 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 112 working residents

Typical commute

47 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

49 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 111 Gomer residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gomer.

111live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

37work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gomer goes to work

Kansas City53.7 mi away

11%12

Hamilton3.7 mi away

6%7

Claycomo47.3 mi away

6%7

Kansas City, KS60.6 mi away

5%6

Cameron15.9 mi away

4%5

St. Joseph47.2 mi away

4%5

Liberty43.1 mi away

3%3

Independence50.4 mi away

3%3

Lee's Summit61.4 mi away

3%3

Lamoni, IA60.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%59

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

How far

How far Gomer commutes

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

11%

20%

25%

45%

11%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gomer is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Gomer are

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

Jobs based in Gomer

38 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)68%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month74%

Jobs Gomer residents hold

112 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+124%

Jobs based in Gomer, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 38. 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.