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Jobs & commute in Burgess

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Burgess works elsewhere

There are 2 jobs in Burgess for 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Burgess itself; outside it, Webb City draws the most (10%, 30 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Missouri 13%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

2 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Missouri 12.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Missouri 4.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 20 working residents
Work from home
0%
Missouri 13% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Burgess quiets down on a workday

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night24
Workday6
24live here− 20head out to work+ 2come in to work= 6on a workday

About 6 people are in Burgess on a workday afternoon, 75% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Burgess commutes to

Lamar Heights: 1 residents work here (5%)LiberalPierce City: 1 residents work here (5%)Sarcoxie: 1 residents work here (5%)Knob Noster: 1 residents work here (5%)North Kansas City: 1 residents work here (5%)Lamar: 1 residents work here (5%)Carl Junction: 1 residents work here (5%)Aurora: 1 residents work here (5%)Webb City: 2 residents work here (10%)Belton: 1 residents work here (5%)Central TownshipBurgessWebb CityLamar HeightsPierce CitySarcoxieKnob NosterNorth Kansas CityBurgess
1
Webb City29.8 mi away
10%2
2
Lamar Heights18.2 mi away
5%1
3
Pierce City53.9 mi away
5%1
4
Sarcoxie43.1 mi away
5%1
5
Knob Noster101.4 mi away
5%1
6
North Kansas City109.4 mi away
5%1
7
Lamar19 mi away
5%1
8
Carl Junction27.4 mi away
5%1
9
Aurora64 mi away
5%1
10
Belton87.3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%9
The top trips

Where Burgess clocks in

10%Webb City
10% of workers
29.8 mi awayWebb City2 Burgess residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Lamar Heights
5% of workers
18.2 mi awayLamar Heights1 Burgess residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
53.9 mi awayPierce City1 Burgess residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Burgess

Jobs based in BurgessJobs Burgess residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%30%
Trade, transport & utilities0%10%
Services: health, schools, offices100%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%40%
Over $3,333 a month100%50%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 540%40%
55 and older100%35%

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 Burgess’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Burgess

Working from home
0%

of Burgess workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Burgess gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 14 commuters (the 0% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Burgess

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWebb City: 10% · 29.8 miLamar Heights: 5% · 18.2 miPierce City: 5% · 53.9 miSarcoxie: 5% · 43.1 miKnob Noster: 5% · 101.4 miNorth Kansas City: 5% · 109.4 miLamar: 5% · 19 miCarl Junction: 5% · 27.4 miAurora: 5% · 64 miBelton: 5% · 87.3 miWebb City 10%Lamar Heights 5%Pierce City 5%Sarcoxie 5%Knob Noster 5%Burgess
BurgessTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
25%10–24 mi5 residents
30%25–50 mi6 residents
45%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 45% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Burgess: questions

What is the poverty rate in Burgess?

0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Burgess work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webb City (10%, 30 mi), Lamar Heights (5%, 18 mi), Pierce City (5%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Burgess without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Burgess, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Burgess

Burgess home →
HandbookGetting around BurgessRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MOShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.