How Mosby works: jobs, income and commuting
Working residents average 20 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri. Hardly any stay in Mosby for work; outside it, Kansas City is the main destination (35%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mosby fills up on a workday
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Mosby on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 per resident).
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 Mosby’s working residents head each day
Where Mosby clocks in
35% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
77% of the jobs in Mosby pay over $3,333 a month
64 jobs are based in Mosby.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mosby, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 64. 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 Mosby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Mosby, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mosby workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
How far Mosby goes to work
About 16% 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.
Next door to Mosby
The biggest share goes to Excelsior Springs (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mosby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosby | – | — | — | 20 min | $48,750 |
| Excelsior Springs | 4% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $72,609 |
| Prathersville | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Kearney | under 2% | A | B | 24 min | $103,622 |
Same-state neighbors only. Prathersville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mosby’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 Mosby: questions
What is the median household income in Mosby?
$48,750 (±$32,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mosby?
17.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mosby?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mosby work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (35%, 18 mi), Liberty (12%, 8 mi), Shawnee (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mosby without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mosby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mosby
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.