Kidder has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Kidder; the top destination outside it is Cameron (18%, 7 miles). 3 jobs are based in Kidder; 101 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Kidder for work, and who comes in
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Kidder 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.
Out of Kidder to work: where people go
Where Kidder clocks in
18% of workers
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.
100% of the jobs in Kidder pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kidder, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 3. 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 Kidder’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Kidder
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kidder workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kidder
About 34% 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.
Around Kidder: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kidder workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidder | – | — | — | 28 min | $62,500 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $59,839 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kidder’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 Kidder: questions
What is the median household income in Kidder?
$62,500 (±$18,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kidder?
22.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kidder?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kidder work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cameron (18%, 7 mi), Hamilton (12%, 6 mi), Kansas City (11%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kidder without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kidder, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kidder
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.