Photo: Kelseyneth · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: Lenexa has 2.2 jobs per working resident, and 58,174 people come in to work
Employers in Lenexa report 63,071 jobs; 29,185 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Lenexa is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+). 23% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lenexa in brief
Lenexa is where the jobs are
Lenexa has 63,071 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 94,000 people are in town, 56% more than the 61,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Lenexa works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Lenexa: Overland Park (22%), Olathe (11%) and Shawnee (4%). Next door ↓
Many of the people who work in Lenexa live in another state
Kansas City, MO (10%) and Lee's Summit, MO (2%) are among the top places Lenexa’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 12% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
A lot of Lenexa works from home
23% of Lenexa workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
Most Lenexa residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Lenexa’s grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lenexa could be anywhere from A to A+.
Lenexa by day and by night
On a workday 24,288 residents head out to work and 4,897 work right here.
About 94,000 people are in Lenexa on a workday afternoon, 56% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Lenexa’s workforce comes from
Where Lenexa clocks in
13% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Lenexa
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lenexa workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,556 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Lenexa goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
69% of the jobs in Lenexa pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lenexa, 2013 → 2023: 55,750 → 63,071. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lenexa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Lenexa commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.4% across Kansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 33,149 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 34% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.2% of Lenexa households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Lenexa’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lenexa is 65th of 746 U.S. towns of 42,000 to 82,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Mount Laurel Township NJ | 47,738 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| 64 | Southington CT | 44,242 | $124K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 17% | A |
| 65 | Lenexa KS | 60,506 | $103K | 5.4% | 2.8% | 17% | A |
| 66 | Billerica MA | 42,632 | $148K | 5.4% | 3.8% | 12% | A |
| 67 | Chapel Hill NC | 63,565 | $86K | 18.6% | 4.5% | 27% | A |
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| 85 | Shawnee KS | 69,848 | $110K | 5.3% | 3.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 535 | Manhattan KS | 54,673 | $60K | 23.3% | 3.6% | 58% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 624 | Salina KS | 46,094 | $62K | 13.0% | 5.2% | 61% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 746 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lenexa, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
37% of Lenexa works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Overland Park (22%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lenexa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenexa | – | A | B+ | 19 min | $103,239 |
| Shawnee | 4% | A | B− | 22 min | $109,940 |
| Olathe | 11% | A | B+ | 21 min | $114,009 |
| Overland Park | 22% | A | B+ | 20 min | $104,834 |
| De Soto | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $104,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lenexa’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Lenexa: questions
What is the median household income in Lenexa?
$103,239 (±$6,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lenexa?
5.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lenexa?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lenexa work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Overland Park (22%, 8 mi), Kansas City (13%, 18 mi), Olathe (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lenexa walkable?
Lenexa is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lenexa without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lenexa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lenexa
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.