With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Raymore works elsewhere
The two grades for Raymore are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Raymore has 3,981 jobs, against 10,828 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Raymore and work: the main findings
A lot of Raymore works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Raymore: Kansas City (29%) and Belton (5%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Raymore
67% of Raymore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Raymore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Raymore has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Raymore went from 2,620 in 2013 to 3,981 in 2023, +52%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Raymore are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Raymore’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Raymore’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Raymore is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #33 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Raymore’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Raymore could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The kinds of work in Raymore
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raymore, 2013 → 2023: 2,620 → 3,981. 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 Raymore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Raymore for work, and who comes in
On a workday 10,208 residents head out to work, 620 work right here, and 3,361 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Raymore on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
29% of working residents work in Kansas City
Where Raymore clocks in
29% 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.
From Raymore, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raymore workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,679 commuters (the 15% 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 Raymore
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.
Few in Raymore walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Raymore is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #171 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,583 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.1% of Raymore households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Raymore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000, Raymore ranks 276th of 1,477 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wildwood MO | 34,955 | $161K | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Ballwin MO | 30,901 | $125K | 4.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Kirkwood MO | 29,331 | $121K | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 274 | Penn Township PA | 20,755 | $113K | 5.2% | 3.0% | 9% | A |
| 275 | Midlothian VA | 19,120 | $110K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4% | A |
| 276 | Raymore MO | 26,633 | $104K | 5.0% | 3.0% | 6% | A |
| 277 | Iowa Colony TX | 20,503 | $144K | 4.3% | 4.9% | <1% | A |
| 278 | Monroe CT | 19,341 | $157K | 2.6% | 4.9% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Raymore, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Bordering towns draw 34% of Raymore’s workers
The biggest share goes to Kansas City (29%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raymore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymore | – | A | B− | 26 min | $104,447 |
| Belton | 5% | B | B | 25 min | $69,226 |
| Kansas City | 29% | B− | A | 22 min | $69,166 |
| Peculiar | under 3% | A− | C | 26 min | $94,519 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Raymore’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 Raymore: questions
What is the median household income in Raymore?
$104,447 (±$8,484) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raymore?
5.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raymore?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raymore work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (29%, 23 mi), Overland Park (8%, 14 mi), Lee's Summit (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Raymore walkable?
Raymore is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Raymore without a car?
<1% 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 Raymore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raymore
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.