There are 13.0 jobs in Claycomo for every working resident, and 8,766 people commute in
For jobs and income Claycomo is better than 33% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+). There are 8,807 jobs in Claycomo for 679 working residents. Household incomes here are lower than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Claycomo apart on work
Claycomo fills up on a workday
Claycomo has 8,807 jobs, 13.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,500 people are in town, 7 times the 1,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Claycomo makes and builds things
95% of the jobs based in Claycomo are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Claycomo residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Much of Claycomo works one town over
49% of working residents work in a town that borders Claycomo: Kansas City (44%) and Liberty (5%). Next door ↓
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 679 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Claycomo’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Claycomo’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($49,343, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (6.9%) is left out: Claycomo’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Claycomo could be anywhere from C to C+.
Claycomo on a workday afternoon
On a workday 638 residents head out to work and 41 work right here.
About 9,500 people are in Claycomo on a workday afternoon, 597% more than live here.
13.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Claycomo works in goods: 95% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claycomo, 2013 → 2023: 428 → 8,807. 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 Claycomo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Claycomo’s workers come from
Where Claycomo clocks in
44% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Claycomo: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claycomo workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 653 commuters (the 16% 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.
Claycomo’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Claycomo, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 775 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.8% of Claycomo households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Claycomo’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Claycomo is 2,881st of 5,400 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Loch Lloyd MO | 1,090 | $184K | 2.5% | 0.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | LaBarque Creek MO | 1,457 | $133K | 1.1% | 1.7% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Fremont Hills MO | 1,098 | $171K | 3.9% | 1.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,879 | Killian LA | 1,260 | $68K | 13.2% | 3.4% | 3% | C |
| 2,880 | Red Lake Falls MN | 1,348 | $64K | 5.9% | 1.9% | 28% | C |
| 2,881 | Claycomo MO | 1,362 | $49K | 19.8% | 6.9% | 6% | C |
| 2,882 | Hildebran NC | 1,691 | $56K | 21.1% | 3.8% | 3% | C |
| 2,883 | Payson Township IL | 1,695 | $62K | 8.8% | 2.7% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Claycomo, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
49% of Claycomo works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Kansas City (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claycomo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claycomo | – | C | B+ | 18 min | $49,343 |
| Kansas City | 44% | B− | A | 22 min | $69,166 |
| Liberty | 5% | B+ | B | 23 min | $88,542 |
| Pleasant Valley | under 2% | A | B− | 23 min | $75,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claycomo’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 Claycomo: questions
What is the median household income in Claycomo?
$49,343 (±$4,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claycomo?
19.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claycomo?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claycomo work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (44%, 6 mi), Kansas City (6%, 15 mi), Liberty (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Claycomo walkable?
Claycomo is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Claycomo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Claycomo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claycomo
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.