Roy Williamson House · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Edwardsville (8.7%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Edwardsville grades C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 8% work in Edwardsville itself; outside it, Kansas City draws the most (22%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Edwardsville
Fewer jobs are based in Edwardsville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Edwardsville fell from 12,573 in 2014 to 4,517 in 2024, −64%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
65% of the jobs in Edwardsville are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Edwardsville is where the jobs are
Edwardsville has 4,517 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,500 people are in town, 57% more than the 4,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Edwardsville and Kansas City trade workers both ways
Kansas City is the top workplace for Edwardsville residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Edwardsville come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Edwardsville’s 19-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 22 to 23 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Edwardsville’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edwardsville is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #102 of 151 in Kansas. Job access by car holds Edwardsville’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Edwardsville could be anywhere from C− to A.
73% of the jobs in Edwardsville pay over $3,333 a month
4,517 jobs are based in Edwardsville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edwardsville, 2014 → 2024: 12,573 → 4,517. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Edwardsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Edwardsville
On a workday 1,663 residents head out to work, 143 work right here, and 4,374 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,500 people are in Edwardsville on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 daily trip into Edwardsville
Where Edwardsville clocks in
9% 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.
The trip to work from Edwardsville: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edwardsville workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,186 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% 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 Edwardsville’s workers travel
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.
Edwardsville is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edwardsville is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #61 of 151 in Kansas. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,310 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Edwardsville households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Edwardsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Edwardsville places 2,428th of 3,867 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Fairway KS | 4,181 | $153K | 3.1% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Aubry Township KS | 4,719 | $134K | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,426 | Dwight IL | 4,005 | $71K | 11.7% | 4.5% | 22% | C+ |
| 2,427 | Estherville IA | 5,807 | $54K | 12.6% | 1.1% | 33% | C+ |
| 2,428 | Edwardsville KS | 4,748 | $73K | 14.9% | 8.7% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,429 | Grafton ND | 4,023 | $63K | 14.4% | 0.8% | 55% | C+ |
| 2,430 | Kingfisher OK | 5,201 | $64K | 17.1% | 2.1% | 32% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Edwardsville, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
The towns next door employ 30% of Edwardsville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edwardsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville | – | C+ | B | 19 min | $72,611 |
| Kansas City | 22% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $62,401 |
| Bonner Springs | 4% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $83,218 |
| Shawnee | 4% | A | B− | 22 min | $109,940 |
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 Edwardsville’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Edwardsville: questions
What is the median household income in Edwardsville?
$72,611 (±$17,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edwardsville?
14.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edwardsville?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edwardsville work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (22%, 5 mi), Overland Park (13%, 15 mi), Kansas City (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Edwardsville walkable?
Edwardsville is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edwardsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edwardsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edwardsville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.