Most of Glenaire commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
21% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%. 2 jobs are based in Glenaire, and 248 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Glenaire for work; outside it, Kansas City is the main destination (31%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Glenaire: the gist
Glenaire is a place people come home to
There are 2 jobs based in Glenaire, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glenaire has about 290 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Glenaire works in Kansas City
76 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Kansas City, 8.4 miles away. That’s far more as work in Glenaire itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Glenaire works from home
21% of Glenaire workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. 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 248 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Glenaire
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Glenaire on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
The towns that employ Glenaire’s residents
Where Glenaire clocks in
31% of workers
18% 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.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Glenaire
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenaire workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 21% 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.
In Glenaire, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenaire, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 2. 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 Glenaire’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Glenaire
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 Glenaire: questions
What is the median household income in Glenaire?
$92,813 (±$17,777) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenaire?
4.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenaire?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenaire work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (31%, 8 mi), Liberty (18%, 2 mi), North Kansas City (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glenaire without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenaire, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenaire
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.