At 9.8%, unemployment in Byrnes Mill is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Byrnes Mill are C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Hardly any work in Byrnes Mill itself; outside it, St. Louis draws the most (12%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Byrnes Mill and work: the main findings
Byrnes Mill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Byrnes Mill is a place people come home to
There are 246 jobs based in Byrnes Mill, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Byrnes Mill has about 2,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Byrnes Mill’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Byrnes Mill is St. Louis, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (177) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Byrnes Mill earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Byrnes Mill is better than 39% of U.S. towns, #122 of 247 in Missouri. Household income holds Byrnes Mill’s grade up ($98,576, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Byrnes Mill could be anywhere from C− to A.
Time on the road from Byrnes Mill: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byrnes Mill workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,063 commuters (the 20% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Byrnes Mill
On a workday 1,417 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 240 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Byrnes Mill on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.17 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 in the region Byrnes Mill works
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.
Where the trip to work from Byrnes Mill ends
Where Byrnes Mill clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Byrnes Mill: what the 246 are
246 jobs are based in Byrnes Mill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byrnes Mill, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 246. 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 Byrnes Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Byrnes Mill start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,334 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). 2.9% of Byrnes Mill households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Byrnes Mill’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Byrnes Mill is 2,825th of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Frontenac MO | 3,790 | $233K | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,823 | West Union IA | 2,424 | $54K | 11.6% | 1.4% | 32% | C+ |
| 2,824 | Crittenden KY | 4,185 | $57K | 9.5% | 5.2% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,825 | Byrnes Mill MO | 3,183 | $99K | 21.1% | 9.8% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,826 | Vinton TX | 2,446 | $66K | 18.3% | 2.2% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,827 | Manhattan Township KS | 2,256 | $63K | 8.1% | 0.4% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Byrnes Mill, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
The towns around Byrnes Mill
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byrnes Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrnes Mill | – | C+ | D | 38 min | $98,576 |
| Scotsdale | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Scotsdale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Byrnes Mill’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 Byrnes Mill: questions
What is the median household income in Byrnes Mill?
$98,576 (±$29,990) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byrnes Mill?
21.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byrnes Mill?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Byrnes Mill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (12%, 22 mi), Fenton (6%, 9 mi), Chesterfield (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Byrnes Mill walkable?
Byrnes Mill is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Byrnes Mill 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 Byrnes Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byrnes Mill
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. 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.