Camden Point has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26. 44 jobs are based in Camden Point; 210 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Camden Point; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (32%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Camden Point stands out on work
Camden Point is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Camden Point, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Camden Point has about 310 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Camden Point works in Kansas City
67 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Kansas City, 25 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Camden Point itself. The commute map ↓
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; with 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Camden Point
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Camden Point on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 the trip to work from Camden Point ends
Where Camden Point clocks in
32% 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 Camden Point: what the 44 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camden Point, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 44. 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 Camden Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Camden Point: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camden Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 187 commuters (the 8% 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 Camden Point commutes less than 22 miles
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 Camden Point: questions
What is the median household income in Camden Point?
$76,250 (±$28,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camden Point?
4.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camden Point?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camden Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (32%, 25 mi), Platte City (5%, 6 mi), North Kansas City (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Camden Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Camden Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camden Point
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.