Work & commute · Knob Noster

Work & commute in Knob Noster, MO

Most working residents leave Knob Noster for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Warrensburg (19%), Kansas City (9%) and Sedalia (9%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

89 of 1,051 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 962 Knob Noster residents head out of town to work, 89 work right here, and 628 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Knob Noster.

962live here, work elsewhere

89live and work here

628work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Knob Noster goes to work

Warrensburg8.5 mi away

19%201

Kansas City58.6 mi away

9%98

Sedalia18 mi away

9%95

Knob Noster (in town)right here

8%89

Whiteman AFB2.6 mi away

4%43

Lee's Summit45.6 mi away

3%33

Columbia67.6 mi away

2%26

Independence47.9 mi away

2%16

Jefferson City76 mi away

1%15

Springfield109.6 mi away

1%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%422

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

How far

How far Knob Noster commutes

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

33%

21%

12%

34%

33%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Knob Noster is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Knob Noster are

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

Jobs based in Knob Noster

717 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Knob Noster residents hold

1,051 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+13%

Jobs based in Knob Noster, 2013 → 2023: 636 → 717. 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.