Work & commute · Unity

Work & commute in Unity, MO

Most working residents leave Unity for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (38%), Lee's Summit (19%) and Kansas City (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 26 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 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 26 Unity residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Unity.

26live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

38work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Unity goes to work

Kansas City14 mi away

38%10

Lee's Summit2.7 mi away

19%5

Kansas City, KS21.5 mi away

8%2

Independence9.1 mi away

8%2

Leawood, KS12.6 mi away

4%1

Noel167.1 mi away

4%1

Lone Jack13.1 mi away

4%1

Raytown4.1 mi away

4%1

St. Charles209.3 mi away

4%1

Joplin130.3 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

4%1

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

How far

How far Unity commutes

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

38%

50%

12%

38%Under 10 mi

50%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Unity is balanced between jobs and homes

1.46jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Unity are

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

Jobs based in Unity

38 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month8%

Over $3,333 a month74%

Jobs Unity residents hold

26 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−32%

Jobs based in Unity, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 38. 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.