Edgerton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Edgerton report 41 jobs, against 269 working residents. Hardly any stay in Edgerton for work; outside it, Kansas City is the main destination (32%, 26 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Edgerton, in a few figures
Edgerton is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Edgerton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Edgerton has about 380 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Edgerton works in Kansas City
86 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Kansas City, 26 miles away. That’s 32 times as many as work in Edgerton itself. The commute map ↓
Edgerton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Edgerton
On a workday 267 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Edgerton on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 people from Edgerton work
Where Edgerton clocks in
32% 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.
The daily trip from Edgerton: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgerton workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 211 commuters (the 17% 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.
Edgerton is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgerton, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 41. 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 Edgerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Edgerton
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 Edgerton: questions
What is the median household income in Edgerton?
$78,393 (±$33,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgerton?
13.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgerton?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgerton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (32%, 26 mi), St. Joseph (7%, 20 mi), Platte City (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edgerton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgerton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgerton
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.