Photo: Peterspexarth · CC BY 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Unity Village, MO
A typical one-way commute from Unity Village lasts 11 minutes (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Unity Village itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (38%, 14 miles). Unity Village has 38 jobs, and 26 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Unity Village on a workday afternoon
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Unity Village on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).
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 Unity Village’s working residents head each day
Where Unity Village clocks in
38% 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.
Unity Village is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Unity Village, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 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 Unity Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Unity Village spends getting to work: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Unity Village workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Unity Village commutes
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.
Next door is work for 57% of Unity Village
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Unity Village workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Village | – | — | — | 11 min | $63,750 |
| Kansas City | 38% | B− | A | 22 min | $69,166 |
| Lee's Summit | 19% | A | B− | 25 min | $102,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kansas City. Darker towns draw more of Unity Village’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 Unity Village: questions
What is the median household income in Unity Village?
$63,750 (±$59,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Unity Village?
12.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Unity Village?
11 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Unity Village work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (38%, 14 mi), Lee's Summit (19%, 3 mi), Kansas City (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Unity Village without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Unity Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Unity Village
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.