How Weatherby works: jobs, income and commuting
The Census job records count 24 working residents of Weatherby and no jobs based in it. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%). Hardly any stay in Weatherby for work; outside it, Cameron is the main destination (17%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Weatherby
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Weatherby on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Weatherby work
Where Weatherby clocks in
17% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
Working from home in Weatherby
of Weatherby workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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 many miles Weatherby commutes
About 46% 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.
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 Weatherby: questions
What is the median household income in Weatherby?
$28,750 (±$12,983) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weatherby?
26.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Weatherby work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cameron (17%, 11 mi), St. Joseph (17%, 32 mi), Kansas City (17%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weatherby without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weatherby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weatherby
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.