Photo: Kbh3rd · CC BY 4.0With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Kingston Township works elsewhere
There are 120 jobs in Kingston Township for 215 working residents. Only 3% work in Kingston Township itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (16%, 46 miles). Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Kingston Township: the gist
Kingston Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Kingston Township is Kansas City, 46 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Kingston Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 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 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Kingston Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
About 36 minutes to work from Kingston Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kingston Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 272 commuters (the 16% 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.
Who commutes out of Kingston Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 208 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Kingston Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The places Kingston Township commutes to
Where Kingston Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Kingston Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kingston Township, 2013 → 2023: 188 → 120. 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 Kingston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kingston Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kingston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $64,327 |
| Mirabile Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| New York Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 44 min | $70,750 |
| Hamilton Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $59,839 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mirabile Township and New York Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kingston Township’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 Kingston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kingston Township?
$64,327 (±$20,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kingston Township?
8.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kingston Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kingston Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (16%, 46 mi), St. Joseph (7%, 42 mi), Hamilton (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kingston Township without a car?
1% 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 Kingston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kingston Township
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.