Jobs and earnings in Homestead, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Homestead itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (22%, 25 miles). Homestead has 78 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Homestead, and who commutes in
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Homestead on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Homestead goes to work
Where Homestead clocks in
22% of workers
10% 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.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homestead workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Homestead commutes less than 24 miles
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Homestead
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homestead workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead | – | — | — | 38 min | $66,250 |
| Crystal Lakes | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crystal Lakes: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homestead’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 Homestead: questions
What is the median household income in Homestead?
$66,250 (±$21,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homestead?
5.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homestead?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homestead work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (22%, 25 mi), Liberty (10%, 14 mi), Excelsior Springs (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Homestead without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Homestead, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homestead
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.