Work and commuting in Gilman City
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%). Only 5% work in Gilman City itself; outside it, Bethany draws the most (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gilman City
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
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 places Gilman City commutes to
Where Gilman City clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Gilman City
120 jobs are based in Gilman City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilman City, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 120. 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 Gilman City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Gilman City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilman City workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 2% 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 it is to work from Gilman City
About 51% 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.
Gilman City and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilman City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman City | – | — | — | 29 min | $58,438 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township and Sugar Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilman City’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 Gilman City: questions
What is the median household income in Gilman City?
$58,438 (±$22,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilman City?
13.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilman City?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilman City work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (14%, 12 mi), Kansas City (7%, 78 mi), Trenton (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilman City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gilman City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilman City
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.