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Work & commute · River Bend

Work & commute in River Bend, MO

Most working residents leave River Bend for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Olathe (33%), Marshall (33%) and Independence (33%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 3 working residents
Typical commute
31 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3 River Bend residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 497 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in River Bend.

3live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
497work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where River Bend goes to work

Overland ParkKansas CityOlatheRiver BendOdessaGladstoneMarshallSugar CreekKearneyBlue SpringsLibertyKansas CityIndependenceLee's SummitOlatheMarshallIndependenceRiver Bend
1
Olathe, KS31 mi away
33%1
2
Marshall63.7 mi away
33%1
3
Independence6.7 mi away
33%1

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

How far

How far River Bend commutes

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

33%Under 10 mi
0%10–24 mi
33%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

River Bend is a job hub

165.67jobs per working resident
A job hub

165.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in River Bend are

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

Jobs based in River Bend

497 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)71%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs River Bend residents hold

3 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)67%
Trade, transport & utilities33%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month100%
+215%

Jobs based in River Bend, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 497. 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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