Trimble has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Trimble; the top destination outside it is St. Joseph (27%, 24 miles). 38 jobs are based in Trimble; 275 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 32 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Trimble at work: what stands out
Trimble is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Trimble, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trimble has about 420 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Trimble’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Trimble is St. Joseph, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (73) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Trimble workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 275 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Trimble
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Trimble on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Trimble
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 long Trimble spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trimble workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where people from Trimble work
Where Trimble clocks in
27% of workers
16% 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.
The kinds of work in Trimble
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trimble, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 38. 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 Trimble’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Trimble: questions
What is the median household income in Trimble?
$65,563 (±$4,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trimble?
8.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trimble?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trimble work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (27%, 24 mi), Kansas City (16%, 24 mi), Gower (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trimble without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trimble, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trimble
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.