For about half of its working residents, Avondale is a commute to Kansas City
Home is the office for 32% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Hardly any work in Avondale; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (45%, 2 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Avondale
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Avondale on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.08 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Avondale ends
Where Avondale clocks in
45% 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.
Jobs in Avondale: what the 14 are
14 jobs are based in Avondale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avondale, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 14. 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 Avondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Avondale: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avondale workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 32% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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 Avondale 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.
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 Avondale: questions
What is the median household income in Avondale?
$53,125 (±$11,073) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avondale?
9.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avondale?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avondale work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Avondale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avondale
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.