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Jobs & commute in Rayville

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Rayville works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Rayville itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (19%, 30 miles). Employers in Rayville report 1 jobs, and 62 of its residents work somewhere. 100% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Rayville on a workday afternoon

On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

62live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night84
Workday23
84live here− 62head out to work+ 1come in to work= 23on a workday

About 23 people are in Rayville on a workday afternoon, 73% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Rayville commutes to

Claycomo: 5 residents work here (8%)Lawson: 3 residents work here (5%)North Kansas City: 2 residents work here (3%)Richmond: 6 residents work here (10%)Excelsior Springs: 3 residents work here (5%)Kearney: 3 residents work here (5%)Smithville: 2 residents work here (3%)Blue Springs: 2 residents work here (3%)Liberty: 6 residents work here (10%)Kansas City: 12 residents work here (19%)RayvilleKansas CityRichmondLibertyClaycomoLawsonExcelsior SpringsRayville
1
Kansas City30.1 mi away
19%12
2
Richmond7 mi away
10%6
3
Liberty20.3 mi away
10%6
4
Claycomo24.4 mi away
8%5
5
Lawson10.2 mi away
5%3
65%3
7
Kearney15.7 mi away
5%3
8
North Kansas City30.3 mi away
3%2
9
Smithville27.3 mi away
3%2
10
Blue Springs25.5 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%18
The top trips

Where Rayville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Rayville

Jobs based in RayvilleJobs Rayville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%23%
Over $3,333 a month0%66%

Who does it

29 or younger0%18%
30 to 540%53%
55 and older100%29%

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 Rayville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Rayville

Working from home
100%

of Rayville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 10 in 10

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

How far Rayville’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi35 miKansas City: 19% · 30.1 miRichmond: 10% · 7 miLiberty: 10% · 20.3 miClaycomo: 8% · 24.4 miLawson: 5% · 10.2 miExcelsior Springs: 5% · 9.4 miKearney: 5% · 15.7 miNorth Kansas City: 3% · 30.3 miSmithville: 3% · 27.3 miBlue Springs: 3% · 25.5 miKansas City 19%Richmond 10%Liberty 10%Lawson 5%Rayville
RayvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi13 residents
37%10–24 mi23 residents
34%25–50 mi21 residents
8%Over 50 mi5 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Rayville: questions

What is the median household income in Rayville?

$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rayville?

69.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rayville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (19%, 30 mi), Richmond (10%, 7 mi), Liberty (10%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Rayville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rayville

Rayville home →

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.