Lake Tapawingo has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. Lake Tapawingo has 45 jobs; 389 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lake Tapawingo; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (30%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lake Tapawingo
Lake Tapawingo is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Lake Tapawingo, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Tapawingo has about 440 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Lake Tapawingo works in Kansas City
118 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Kansas City, 15 miles away. That’s far more as work in Lake Tapawingo itself. The commute map ↓
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 389 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Lake Tapawingo by day
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Lake Tapawingo on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Lake Tapawingo goes to work
Where Lake Tapawingo clocks in
30% 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.
Most jobs in Lake Tapawingo are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Tapawingo, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 45. 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 Lake Tapawingo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Lake Tapawingo
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Tapawingo workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 19% 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 Lake Tapawingo
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 Lake Tapawingo
The biggest share goes to Blue Springs (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Tapawingo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tapawingo | – | — | — | 23 min | $104,821 |
| Blue Springs | 9% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $88,920 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Tapawingo’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 Lake Tapawingo: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Tapawingo?
$104,821 (±$13,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Tapawingo?
4.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Tapawingo?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Tapawingo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (30%, 14 mi), Lee's Summit (12%, 8 mi), Independence (11%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Tapawingo 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 Lake Tapawingo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Tapawingo
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.