Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Fountain N' Lakes
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Missouri. Hardly any work in Fountain N' Lakes; the top destination outside it is Troy (15%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Fountain N' Lakes on a workday
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Fountain N' Lakes on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Fountain N' Lakes work
Where Fountain N' Lakes clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
The daily trip from Fountain N' Lakes: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fountain N' Lakes workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Fountain N' Lakes works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Fountain N' Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Fountain N' Lakes?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountain N' Lakes?
72.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fountain N' Lakes?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fountain N' Lakes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (15%, 6 mi), Wentzville (12%, 11 mi), O'Fallon (12%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fountain N' Lakes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fountain N' Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain N' Lakes
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.