Work & commute · Paradise

Work & commute in Paradise, MO

Most working residents leave Paradise for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (31%), Lee's Summit (14%) and North Kansas City (10%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 29 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 29 Paradise residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Paradise.

29live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Paradise goes to work

Kansas City21.1 mi away

31%9

Lee's Summit35.7 mi away

14%4

North Kansas City20.2 mi away

10%3

Lenexa, KS35.6 mi away

7%2

Smithville3.8 mi away

7%2

St. Joseph28.1 mi away

7%2

Independence25.2 mi away

7%2

Shawnee, KS32.5 mi away

3%1

Topeka, KS68.9 mi away

3%1

Kansas City, KS24.5 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

7%2

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

How far

How far Paradise commutes

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

10%

41%

45%

10%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

45%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Paradise is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Paradise are

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

Jobs based in Paradise

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities96%

Services (health, schools, offices…)4%

$1,250 a month or less58%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month8%

Jobs Paradise residents hold

29 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−8%

Jobs based in Paradise, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 24. 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.