Redding-Hill House · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Keytesville has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Keytesville for work; outside it, Brunswick is the main destination (10%, 10 miles). There are 105 jobs in Keytesville, against 192 working residents. 0% 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 daily flow of workers through Keytesville
On a workday 187 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Keytesville on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where the trip to work from Keytesville ends
Where Keytesville clocks in
5% 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.
In Keytesville, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keytesville, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 105. 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 Keytesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Keytesville: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Keytesville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Keytesville
About 40% 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.
The towns around Keytesville
The biggest share goes to Keytesville Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keytesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keytesville | – | — | — | 18 min | $40,682 |
| Keytesville Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Bowling Green Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keytesville Township: not graded. Bowling Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keytesville’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 Keytesville: questions
What is the median household income in Keytesville?
$40,682 (±$7,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Keytesville?
12.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Keytesville?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Keytesville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brunswick (10%, 10 mi), Salisbury (5%, 7 mi), Marshall (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Keytesville 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 Keytesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keytesville
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.