Tarsney Lakes has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Tarsney Lakes has 4 jobs for 155 working residents. Hardly any work in Tarsney Lakes; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (26%, 22 miles). 34% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Tarsney Lakes
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Tarsney Lakes on a workday afternoon, 71% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Tarsney Lakes ends
Where Tarsney Lakes clocks in
26% of workers
13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 75% of work in Tarsney Lakes
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tarsney Lakes, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tarsney Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Tarsney Lakes spends getting to work: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tarsney Lakes workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 commuters (the 34% 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 Tarsney Lakes’ workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 2024, 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 Tarsney Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Tarsney Lakes?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tarsney Lakes?
37.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tarsney Lakes?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tarsney Lakes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (26%, 22 mi), Blue Springs (13%, 5 mi), Lee's Summit (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Tarsney Lakes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tarsney Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tarsney Lakes
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.