Work and commuting in Strasburg
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Strasburg for work; outside it, Kansas City is the main destination (22%, 33 miles). 33 jobs are based in Strasburg, against 49 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Strasburg
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Strasburg on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Strasburg work
Where Strasburg clocks in
22% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Strasburg
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strasburg, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 33. 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 Strasburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Strasburg: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strasburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 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.
How far Strasburg’s workers travel
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.
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 Strasburg: questions
What is the poverty rate in Strasburg?
21.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strasburg?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strasburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (22%, 33 mi), Pleasant Hill (10%, 7 mi), Lee's Summit (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Strasburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Strasburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strasburg
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.