With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Gomer Township works elsewhere
38 jobs are based in Gomer Township, against 112 working residents. Hardly any work in Gomer Township itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (11%, 54 miles). 23% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Gomer Township
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Gomer Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Gomer Township: the destinations
Where Gomer Township clocks in
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 68% of Gomer Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gomer Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 38. 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 Gomer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Gomer Township spends getting to work: about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gomer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 23% 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.
Gomer Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 45% 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.
Gomer Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gomer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomer Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $92,955 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 107 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $59,839 |
| New York Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Breckenridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township, New York Township, Breckenridge Township and Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gomer Township’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 Gomer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gomer Township?
$92,955 (±$13,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gomer Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gomer Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gomer Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (11%, 54 mi), Hamilton (6%, 4 mi), Claycomo (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gomer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gomer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gomer Township
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.