Work & commute · Raymore

Work & commute in Raymore, MO

Most working residents leave Raymore for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (29%), Overland Park (8%) and Lee's Summit (8%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
6%
620 of 10,828 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
15%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,208 Raymore residents head out of town to work, 620 work right here, and 3,361 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Raymore.

10,208live here, work elsewhere
620live and work here
3,361work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Raymore goes to work

LenexaOverland ParkKansas CityOlathePeculiarHarrisonvilleBeltonRaymoreGrandviewBlue SpringsKansas CityIndependenceLee's SummitKansas CityOverland ParkLee's SummitBeltonLenexaGrandviewIndependenceOlatheKansas CityRaymore
1
Kansas City22.8 mi away
29%3,125
2
Overland Park, KS13.8 mi away
8%864
3
Lee's Summit9.1 mi away
8%833
4
Raymore (in town)right here
6%620
5
Belton4 mi away
5%507
6
Lenexa, KS21.7 mi away
4%380
7
Grandview6.4 mi away
3%330
8
Independence20.3 mi away
3%327
9
Olathe, KS20.2 mi away
3%323
10
Kansas City, KS26.8 mi away
3%278
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%3,241

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

How far

How far Raymore commutes

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

28%Under 10 mi
52%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
10%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Raymore is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Raymore are

3,981 jobs are based in Raymore. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Raymore’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Raymore

3,981 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Raymore residents hold

10,828 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%
Over $3,333 a month67%
+52%

Jobs based in Raymore, 2013 → 2023: 2,620 → 3,981. 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.

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