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Jobs & commute in Winston

Work, pay and getting to work in Winston

A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). 22% of workers have no commute at all; Missouri has 13%. Only 1% stay in Winston for work; outside it, Gallatin is the main destination (14%, 10 miles).

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

66 jobs based here
Household income
$54K
median · Missouri $71K
Poverty
7.6%
Missouri 12.6%
Unemployment
3.0%
Missouri 4.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
33 min
Missouri 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 80 working residents
Work from home
22%
Missouri 13% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Winston by day and by night

On a workday 79 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.

79live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
65work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday220
230live here− 79head out to work+ 65come in to work= 220on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.83jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 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.

The commute map

Out of Winston to work: where people go

Kansas City: 3 residents work here (4%)CoffeyWinstonJamesport: 6 residents work here (8%)Hamilton: 4 residents work here (5%)Gallatin: 11 residents work here (14%)North Kansas City: 2 residents work here (3%)Trenton: 4 residents work here (5%)Cameron: 4 residents work here (5%)St. Joseph: 3 residents work here (4%)Kansas City: 4 residents work here (5%)Jamesport Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Lincoln TownshipUnion TownshipGrand River TownshipJefferson TownshipGallatinJamesportHamiltonTrentonCameronKansas CityWinston
1
Gallatin9.8 mi away
14%11
2
Jamesport19.4 mi away
8%6
3
Hamilton11.4 mi away
5%4
4
Trenton32.1 mi away
5%4
5
Cameron9.9 mi away
5%4
6
Kansas City55.9 mi away
5%4
7
Kansas City, KS60.7 mi away
4%3
8
St. Joseph36.9 mi away
4%3
9
North Kansas City55.3 mi away
3%2
10
Jamesport Township19.7 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%37
The top trips

Where Winston clocks in

14% of workers
9.8 mi awayGallatin11 Winston residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
19.4 mi awayJamesport6 Winston residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Hamilton
5% of workers
11.4 mi awayHamilton4 Winston residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

In Winston, services account for most jobs

66 jobs are based in Winston.

Jobs based in WinstonJobs Winston residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities6%28%
Services: health, schools, offices94%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less23%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%30%
Over $3,333 a month56%45%

Who does it

29 or younger12%28%
30 to 5441%44%
55 and older47%29%
+725%

Jobs based in Winston, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 66. 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 Winston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Winston: about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
249 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Winston33 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
22%

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

About 2 in 10
How Winston gets to work
88%Drive alone
12%Carpool

Share of the 75 commuters (the 22% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Winston

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miGallatin: 14% · 9.8 miJamesport: 8% · 19.4 miHamilton: 5% · 11.4 miTrenton: 5% · 32.1 miCameron: 5% · 9.9 miKansas City: 5% · 55.9 miKansas City: 4% · 60.7 miSt. Joseph: 4% · 36.9 miNorth Kansas City: 3% · 55.3 miJamesport Township: 3% · 19.7 miGallatin 14%Jamesport 8%Hamilton 5%Trenton 5%Cameron 5%Winston
WinstonTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi15 residents
31%10–24 mi25 residents
19%25–50 mi15 residents
31%Over 50 mi25 residents

About 31% 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 Winston: questions

What is the median household income in Winston?

$54,375 (±$9,944) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Winston?

7.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Winston?

33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Winston work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallatin (14%, 10 mi), Jamesport (8%, 19 mi), Hamilton (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Winston without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Winston, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.