Stewartsville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Stewartsville itself; outside it, St. Joseph draws the most (42%, 17 miles). 125 jobs are based in Stewartsville, and 337 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stewartsville at work: what stands out
Where the trip to work from Stewartsville ends
Where Stewartsville clocks in
42% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
In and out of Stewartsville on a workday
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Stewartsville on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Most jobs in Stewartsville are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stewartsville, 2013 → 2023: 129 → 125. 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 Stewartsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Stewartsville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stewartsville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 commuters (the 10% 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.
Stewartsville’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
Around Stewartsville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stewartsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewartsville | – | — | — | 27 min | $80,972 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $77,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stewartsville’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 Stewartsville: questions
What is the median household income in Stewartsville?
$80,972 (±$10,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stewartsville?
9.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stewartsville?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stewartsville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (42%, 17 mi), Kansas City (9%, 44 mi), Cameron (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stewartsville 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 Stewartsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stewartsville
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.