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Jobs & commute in Turney

With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Turney works elsewhere

Turney has 35 jobs, against 64 working residents. Hardly any work in Turney itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (16%, 38 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%.

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

Day and night

Turney quiets down on a workday

On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.

64live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
35work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday96
130live here− 64head out to work+ 35come in to work= 96on a workday

About 96 people are in Turney on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.55jobs 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

Commuting out of Turney: the destinations

MerriamOverland Park: 3 residents work here (5%)Kansas City: 3 residents work here (5%)TurneyHamilton: 2 residents work here (3%)Claycomo: 2 residents work here (3%)LawsonPlattsburgLathrop: 2 residents work here (3%)RichmondCameron: 2 residents work here (3%)Town and Country: 2 residents work here (3%)ArnoldExcelsior SpringsKearneyRaymoreLiberty: 6 residents work here (9%)Kansas City: 10 residents work here (16%)Independence: 5 residents work here (8%)Kansas CityLibertyIndependenceOverland ParkKansas CityHamiltonTurney
1
Kansas City37.5 mi away
16%10
2
Liberty27.9 mi away
9%6
3
Independence38.2 mi away
8%5
4
Overland Park, KS55.4 mi away
5%3
5
Kansas City, KS42.1 mi away
5%3
6
Hamilton18.5 mi away
3%2
7
Claycomo31.5 mi away
3%2
8
Lathrop5.2 mi away
3%2
9
Cameron8.7 mi away
3%2
10
Town and Country217.4 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%27
The top trips

Where Turney 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

Services make up most of the work in Turney

Jobs based in TurneyJobs Turney residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%14%
Trade, transport & utilities20%30%
Services: health, schools, offices80%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%20%
Over $3,333 a month63%67%

Who does it

29 or younger14%23%
30 to 5463%52%
55 and older23%25%
+400%

Jobs based in Turney, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 35. 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 Turney’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Turney spends getting to work: about 35 minutes

A year of commuting
267 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Turney35 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Turney gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Carpool

Share of the 46 commuters (the 0% 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

The distance from Turney to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKansas City: 16% · 37.5 miLiberty: 9% · 27.9 miIndependence: 8% · 38.2 miOverland Park: 5% · 55.4 miKansas City: 5% · 42.1 miHamilton: 3% · 18.5 miClaycomo: 3% · 31.5 miLathrop: 3% · 5.2 miCameron: 3% · 8.7 miTown and Country: 3% · 217.4 miKansas City 16%Liberty 9%Independence 8%Overland Park 5%Kansas City 5%Turney
TurneyTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi5 residents
17%10–24 mi11 residents
48%25–50 mi31 residents
27%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 27% 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.

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 Turney: questions

What is the median household income in Turney?

$63,542 (±$27,880) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Turney?

14.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Turney?

35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Turney work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (16%, 38 mi), Liberty (9%, 28 mi), Independence (8%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Turney 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 Turney, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Turney

Turney 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.