Green Park has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Missouri. Jobs and income earn Green Park A; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 1% work in Green Park itself; outside it, St. Louis draws the most (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Green Park, in brief
Green Park fills up on a workday
Green Park has 4,066 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,600 people are in town, more than double the 2,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Green Park and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Green Park residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Green Park come from (11% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Green Park
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Park is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #42 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,141, 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, Green Park could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Green Park by day
On a workday 1,133 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 4,051 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Green Park on a workday afternoon, 109% more than live here.
3.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Green Park’s workers come from
Where Green Park clocks in
22% 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.
Goods jobs make up 28% of work in Green Park
4,066 jobs are based in Green Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Park, 2013 → 2023: 3,912 → 4,066. 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 Green Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Green Park’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Park workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,007 commuters (the 19% 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.
How far Green Park’s workers travel
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.
Most trips from Green Park start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Park is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #67 of 247 in Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,237 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% 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 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 4.8% of Green Park households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Green Park comes 503rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 501 | Wales WI | 2,885 | $109K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 502 | Harbor Bluffs FL | 3,076 | $141K | 4.2% | 5.2% | 1% | A |
| 503 | Green Park MO | 2,670 | $79K | 7.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A |
| 504 | Menomonie WI | 3,514 | $93K | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1% | A |
| 505 | Bear Creek FL | 2,179 | $67K | 16.2% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Green Park, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door to Green Park
The biggest share goes to Affton (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Park | – | A | B+ | 23 min | $79,141 |
| Concord | under 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $89,038 |
| Mehlville | under 3% | A− | B | 23 min | $67,071 |
| Affton | 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $79,539 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Park’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 Green Park: questions
What is the median household income in Green Park?
$79,141 (±$11,330) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Park?
7.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Park?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (22%, 9 mi), Creve Coeur (4%, 11 mi), Maryland Heights (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Park walkable?
Green Park is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 14.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Park
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.