Holt has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Missouri. Holt has 68 jobs; 236 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Holt itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (26%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Holt, in brief
Holt’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Holt is Kansas City, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (61) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Holt is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Holt, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Holt has about 310 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Holt workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Holt commutes
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.
Holt by day and by night
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Holt on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 from Holt: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holt workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 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.
Where the trip to work from Holt ends
Where Holt clocks in
26% of workers
8% 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.
Holt works in goods: 44% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holt, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 68. 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 Holt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Holt: questions
What is the median household income in Holt?
$73,125 (±$15,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holt?
9.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holt?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holt work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (26%, 25 mi), Kearney (8%, 7 mi), Liberty (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holt 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 Holt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holt
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.