Bethel Church · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Gray Summit commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 470 jobs in Gray Summit for 1,563 working residents. Gray Summit grades A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 2% work in Gray Summit itself; outside it, Pacific draws the most (8%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Gray Summit apart
Gray Summit makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Gray Summit are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gray Summit residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Gray Summit has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Gray Summit went from 322 in 2013 to 470 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
Gray Summit is a place people come home to
There are 470 jobs based in Gray Summit, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gray Summit has about 1,900 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gray Summit workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Gray Summit
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gray Summit is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #57 of 247 in Missouri. The poverty rate holds Gray Summit’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($65,667, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gray Summit could be anywhere from B− to A.
A place that makes things: 59% of Gray Summit’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gray Summit, 2013 → 2023: 322 → 470. 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 Gray Summit’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Gray Summit quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,539 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 446 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Gray Summit on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Time on the road from Gray Summit: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gray Summit workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,251 commuters (the 14% 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.
The towns that employ Gray Summit’s residents
Where Gray Summit clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Gray Summit
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 Gray Summit, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gray Summit is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #199 of 247 in Missouri. Both inputs place Gray Summit near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,452 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Gray Summit households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gray Summit’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Gray Summit is 871st among 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 869 | Delaware Township OH | 2,915 | $75K | 9.8% | 0.9% | 2% | A− |
| 870 | Conestoga Township PA | 3,916 | $93K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 871 | Gray Summit MO | 2,991 | $66K | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| 872 | Montgomery Township IL | 2,465 | $102K | 9.6% | 2.0% | 14% | A− |
| 873 | Morton Township KS | 2,819 | $84K | 6.4% | 1.5% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Gray Summit, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Work in the towns next to Gray Summit
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gray Summit workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Summit | – | A− | C+ | 29 min | $65,667 |
| Pacific | 8% | A− | C | 29 min | $62,860 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pacific. Darker towns draw more of Gray Summit’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 Gray Summit: questions
What is the median household income in Gray Summit?
$65,667 (±$15,374) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gray Summit?
4.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gray Summit?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gray Summit work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pacific (8%, 4 mi), St. Louis (7%, 33 mi), Chesterfield (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gray Summit walkable?
Gray Summit is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gray Summit 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 Gray Summit, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gray Summit
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.