Bellerive Acres has 35.1 jobs for every working resident: 2,844 people commute in to work
Only 1% stay in Bellerive Acres for work; outside it, St. Louis is the main destination (22%, 6 miles). 2,845 jobs are based in Bellerive Acres, and 81 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way; Missouri averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Bellerive Acres: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 80 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 2,900 people are in Bellerive Acres on a workday afternoon, 1527% more than live here.
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 daily trip into Bellerive Acres
Where Bellerive Acres clocks in
22% 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.
In Bellerive Acres, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellerive Acres, 2013 → 2023: 4,163 → 2,845. 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 Bellerive Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bellerive Acres: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellerive Acres workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 15% 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.
The commute from Bellerive Acres, by distance
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.
Bellerive Acres and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Normandy (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellerive Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerive Acres | – | — | — | 20 min | $138,438 |
| Normandy | 2% | C | A+ | 19 min | $29,379 |
| Bel-Nor | under 3% | A+ | A | 25 min | $110,667 |
| Cool Valley | under 3% | C | A | 17 min | $53,560 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bellerive Acres’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 Bellerive Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Bellerive Acres?
$138,438 (±$22,486) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellerive Acres?
1.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellerive Acres?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellerive Acres work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (22%, 6 mi), Berkeley (6%, 3 mi), Maryland Heights (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bellerive Acres without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bellerive Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bellerive Acres
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.