A job hub: Edmundson has 2.1 jobs per working resident, and 703 people come in to work
Hardly any work in Edmundson itself; outside it, St. Louis draws the most (17%, 10 miles). There are 704 jobs in Edmundson; 339 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Edmundson: the gist
Edmundson is where the jobs are
Edmundson has 704 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,200 people are in town, 43% more than the 840 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Edmundson than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Edmundson fell from 2,836 in 2013 to 704 in 2023, −75%. 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 ↓
Edmundson and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Edmundson residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Edmundson come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Edmundson by day
On a workday 338 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Edmundson on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Edmundson is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edmundson, 2013 → 2023: 2,836 → 704. 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 Edmundson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Edmundson
Where Edmundson clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Edmundson: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edmundson workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 370 commuters (the 18% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Edmundson
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.
Next door to Edmundson
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edmundson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmundson | – | — | — | 21 min | $49,213 |
| Woodson Terrace | under 3% | C+ | B | 20 min | $47,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edmundson’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 Edmundson: questions
What is the median household income in Edmundson?
$49,213 (±$4,844) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edmundson?
28.1%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edmundson?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edmundson work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (17%, 10 mi), Creve Coeur (6%, 6 mi), Bridgeton (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edmundson without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edmundson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edmundson
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.