Joseph Sappington House · Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0At 2.9%, unemployment in Concord is lower than in 71% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S. The two grades for Concord are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 3% work in Concord itself; outside it, St. Louis draws the most (20%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Concord
Concord draws workers from far and wide
The 5,973 jobs in Concord are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 29%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Concord
66% of Concord residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Concord pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Concord’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #28 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($89,038, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Concord goes to work
Where Concord clocks in
20% of workers
4% 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.
What work there is in Concord: 5,973 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord, 2013 → 2023: 6,000 → 5,973. 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 Concord’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Concord on a workday afternoon
On a workday 8,019 residents head out to work, 247 work right here, and 5,726 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Concord on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Getting to work from Concord takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,901 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 Concord, 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.
In Concord, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #91 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% of 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 9,300 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 18% 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 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 2.1% of Concord households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Concord’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000, Concord comes 289th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 12 | Dardenne Prairie MO | 15,032 | $153K | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Creve Coeur MO | 18,480 | $127K | 6.1% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 218 | Webster Groves MO | 23,450 | $115K | 4.2% | 3.7% | 7% | A |
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| 287 | Hilltown Township PA | 16,884 | $134K | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6% | A |
| 288 | Burlington KY | 18,008 | $109K | 5.5% | 2.5% | 4% | A |
| 289 | Concord MO | 18,368 | $89K | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 290 | Naples FL | 20,114 | $153K | 6.5% | 2.3% | 27% | A |
| 291 | Homer Glen IL | 24,873 | $137K | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Concord, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Around Concord: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mehlville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | – | A | B+ | 24 min | $89,038 |
| Green Park | under 2% | A | B+ | 23 min | $79,141 |
| Mehlville | 2% | A− | B | 23 min | $67,071 |
| Affton | under 2% | A | B+ | 24 min | $79,539 |
| Sappington | 2% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $77,650 |
| Lakeshire | under 2% | B | B+ | 28 min | $62,115 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Concord’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 Concord: questions
What is the median household income in Concord?
$89,038 (±$7,581) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord?
3.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (20%, 10 mi), Maryland Heights (4%, 16 mi), Creve Coeur (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Concord walkable?
Concord is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concord, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord
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.