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Jobs & commute in Vibbard

Where Vibbard earns its living

No jobs are based in Vibbard in the Census job records; 112 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Vibbard; the top destination outside it is Kansas City (22%, 28 miles). For 17% of workers, the job is at home; Missouri has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Vibbard for work, and who comes in

On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

112live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday130
240live here− 110head out to work+ 0come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Vibbard on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Vibbard’s working residents head each day

Kansas City: 3 residents work here (3%)Claycomo: 10 residents work here (9%)North Kansas City: 5 residents work here (4%)Richmond: 4 residents work here (4%)Excelsior Springs: 12 residents work here (11%)Kearney: 6 residents work here (5%)Liberty: 6 residents work here (5%)Kansas City: 25 residents work here (22%)Independence: 3 residents work here (3%)Lee's Summit: 5 residents work here (4%)VibbardKansas CityExcelsior SpringsClaycomoKearneyLibertyNorth Kansas CityVibbard
1
Kansas City28.3 mi away
22%25
211%12
3
Claycomo22.1 mi away
9%10
4
Kearney11.7 mi away
5%6
5
Liberty17.9 mi away
5%6
6
North Kansas City28.3 mi away
4%5
7
Lee's Summit34.7 mi away
4%5
8
Richmond12 mi away
4%4
9
Kansas City, KS36.8 mi away
3%3
10
Independence23.6 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%33
The top trips

Where Vibbard 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Vibbard

Working from home
17%

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

About 2 in 10
How Vibbard gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 77 commuters (the 17% 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

How far it is to work from Vibbard

10 mi25 mi45 miKansas City: 22% · 28.3 miExcelsior Springs: 11% · 6.1 miClaycomo: 9% · 22.1 miKearney: 5% · 11.7 miLiberty: 5% · 17.9 miNorth Kansas City: 4% · 28.3 miLee's Summit: 4% · 34.7 miRichmond: 4% · 12 miKansas City: 3% · 36.8 miIndependence: 3% · 23.6 miKansas City 22%Excelsior Springs 11%Claycomo 9%Kearney 5%Liberty 5%Vibbard
VibbardTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi18 residents
36%10–24 mi40 residents
36%25–50 mi40 residents
13%Over 50 mi14 residents

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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Vibbard: questions

What is the median household income in Vibbard?

$94,250 (±$37,739) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Vibbard?

16.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Vibbard work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (22%, 28 mi), Excelsior Springs (11%, 6 mi), Claycomo (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Vibbard

Vibbard home →

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.