Most of Cainsville commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%. There are 56 jobs in Cainsville, and 104 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Cainsville; the top destination outside it is Bethany (20%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Cainsville, and who commutes in
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Cainsville on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer 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 Cainsville’s working residents head each day
Where Cainsville clocks in
20% of workers
7% 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.
Cainsville is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cainsville, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 56. 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 Cainsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Cainsville takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cainsville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 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.
Half of Cainsville commutes less than 26 miles
About 37% 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.
Around Cainsville: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cainsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cainsville | – | — | — | 34 min | $41,667 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township and Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cainsville’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 Cainsville: questions
What is the median household income in Cainsville?
$41,667 (±$10,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cainsville?
15.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cainsville?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cainsville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (20%, 18 mi), Kansas City (7%, 100 mi), Eagleville (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cainsville 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 Cainsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cainsville
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.