Photo: Roastedbeanz1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Foristell
The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Missouri has 13%. 418 jobs are based in Foristell, and 341 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Foristell
Foristell workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Foristell are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Few Foristell workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Foristell: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Foristell workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 458 commuters (the 4% 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 kinds of work in Foristell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Foristell, 2013 → 2023: 317 → 418. 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 Foristell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Foristell on a workday
On a workday 341 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 418 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Wentzville
Where Foristell clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Foristell
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.
Work next door: 12% of Foristell’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foristell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foristell | – | — | — | 33 min | $116,581 |
| Wentzville | 12% | A | C+ | 28 min | $112,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wentzville. Darker towns draw more of Foristell’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 Foristell: questions
What is the median household income in Foristell?
$116,581 (±$17,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Foristell?
1.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Foristell?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Foristell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wentzville (12%, 5 mi), O'Fallon (10%, 13 mi), St. Charles (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foristell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Foristell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foristell
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.