McPherson-Holland House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Glendale earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
2.0% of residents are in poverty, where Missouri as a whole has 12.6%. Glendale grades A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 10.8 in St. Louis.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Glendale
Home offices are common in Glendale
35% of Glendale workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. Time on the road ↓
Most Glendale residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Glendale and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Glendale residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Glendale come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Glendale is a place people come home to
There are 736 jobs based in Glendale, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glendale has about 4,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Glendale are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri worker. 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.
How Glendale earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glendale is among the top U.S. towns, #1 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Glendale’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glendale stays A+.
Commuting from Glendale: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glendale workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,746 commuters (the 35% 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 distance from Glendale to work
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.
21% of working residents work in St. Louis
Where Glendale clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
Glendale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,571 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 694 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Glendale on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Jobs in Glendale: what the 736 are
736 jobs are based in Glendale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glendale, 2013 → 2023: 684 → 736. 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 Glendale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Glendale is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glendale is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #33 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 2,692 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 54% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 3.4% of Glendale households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Glendale’s commuters take a bus or train.
2nd of 3,444: where Glendale ranks among U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Greenwood MO | 6,315 | $107K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 233 | Brentwood MO | 8,079 | $100K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,444 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Glendale, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door to Glendale
The biggest share goes to Kirkwood (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glendale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | – | A+ | A− | 19 min | $170,700 |
| Kirkwood | 3% | A | A− | 20 min | $121,270 |
| Oakland | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 20 min | $114,861 |
| Rock Hill | under 2% | A | B+ | 20 min | $95,372 |
| Webster Groves | 2% | A | A | 19 min | $115,227 |
| Warson Woods | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $206,979 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glendale’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 Glendale: questions
What is the median household income in Glendale?
$170,700 (±$29,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glendale?
2.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glendale?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glendale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (21%, 8 mi), Clayton (6%, 4 mi), Creve Coeur (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glendale walkable?
Glendale is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glendale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glendale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glendale
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.