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PickeringMO

A town of 162.

Population
162
residents
Median home value
$103K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
34.0
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town
Small town

162 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pickering

Most working residents leave Pickering for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Maryville (41%), St. Joseph (15%) and Kansas City (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pickering0%
Maryville41%
St. Joseph15%
Kansas City6%
Stanberry4%
20 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Pickering
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pickering has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–37°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall42–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Pickering is

Pickering beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Missouri
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
What stands outPickeringMO
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth10%15.8%
Fewer adults with diabetes9.9%12.1%
Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pickering for work

Where Pickering’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

41% → Maryville Maryville 41% 15% → St. Joseph St. Joseph 15% 6% → Kansas City Kansas City 6% 4% → Stanberry Stanberry 4% 4% → Jefferson Jefferson 4% 2% → Red Oak Red Oak 2% Pickering · 0% stay
4jobs based in Pickering
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

PickeringMO
2025 · PickeringMO · Wikimedia Commons
Pickering’s story

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2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Pickering

City in Missouri, United States

Pickering is a city in north central Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 149 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
149
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,043 ft
ZIP code
64476
Area code
660

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