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Jobs & commute in Greendale

Most of Greendale commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Greendale for work; outside it, St. Louis is the main destination (21%, 5 miles). 23 jobs are based in Greendale, against 222 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers (Missouri 13%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

23 jobs based here
Household income
$56K
median · Missouri $71K
Poverty
40.8%
Missouri 12.6%
Unemployment
9.0%
Missouri 4.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
21 min
Missouri 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 222 working residents
Work from home
25%
Missouri 13% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

Greendale and work: the main findings

1jobs for every ten working residents73%work within 10 miles of home25%work from home · MO 13%

Greendale is a place people come home to

There are 23 jobs based in Greendale, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greendale has about 440 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Most Greendale residents work close to home

73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓

Home offices are common in Greendale

25% of Greendale workers work from home, against 13% across Missouri. 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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

How a workday changes Greendale

On a workday 222 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

222live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night630
Workday440
630live here− 220head out to work+ 23come in to work= 440on a workday

About 440 people are in Greendale on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

How far Greendale goes to work

10 mi25 mi35 miSt. Louis: 21% · 5.4 miMaryland Heights: 5% · 8.7 miBridgeton: 5% · 7.9 miUniversity City: 5% · 2.2 miSt. Peters: 4% · 16.9 miCreve Coeur: 3% · 7.4 miSt. Charles: 3% · 13 miWentzville: 3% · 31.1 miBerkeley: 2% · 3.9 miBellerive Acres: 2% · 1.3 miSt. Louis 21%Maryland Heights 5%Bridgeton 5%University City 5%St. Peters 4%Greendale
GreendaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
73%Under 10 mi162 residents
17%10–24 mi37 residents
4%25–50 mi8 residents
7%Over 50 mi15 residents

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.

Time on the road

About 21 minutes to work from Greendale

A year of commuting
158 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Greendale21 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
25%

of Greendale workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Greendale gets to work
84%Drive alone
2%Carpool
6%Transit
3%Walk
5%Other

Share of the 218 commuters (the 25% 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 commute map

Where Greendale’s working residents head each day

TroyGreendaleCharlackBellerive Acres: 4 residents work here (2%)Bel-NorDellwoodPagedaleNormandyEllisvilleBerkeley: 5 residents work here (2%)University City: 10 residents work here (5%)Creve Coeur: 6 residents work here (3%)Bridgeton: 11 residents work here (5%)HazelwoodSt. Charles: 6 residents work here (3%)St. Peters: 8 residents work here (4%)Maryland Heights: 12 residents work here (5%)Wentzville: 6 residents work here (3%)O'FallonChesterfieldSt. Louis: 46 residents work here (21%)Castle PointSpanish LakeSt. LouisMaryland HeightsBridgetonUniversity CitySt. PetersCreve CoeurGreendale
1
St. Louis5.4 mi away
21%46
2
Maryland Heights8.7 mi away
5%12
3
Bridgeton7.9 mi away
5%11
4
University City2.2 mi away
5%10
5
St. Peters16.9 mi away
4%8
6
Creve Coeur7.4 mi away
3%6
7
St. Charles13 mi away
3%6
8
Wentzville31.1 mi away
3%6
9
Berkeley3.9 mi away
2%5
10
Bellerive Acres1.3 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%108
The top trips

Where Greendale clocks in

21% of workers
5.4 mi awaySt. Louis46 Greendale residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Maryland Heights
5% of workers
8.7 mi awayMaryland Heights12 Greendale residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Bridgeton
5% of workers
7.9 mi awayBridgeton11 Greendale residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Greendale

Jobs based in GreendaleJobs Greendale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms30%9%
Trade, transport & utilities48%18%
Services: health, schools, offices22%73%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less26%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month52%30%
Over $3,333 a month22%50%

Who does it

29 or younger17%26%
30 to 5448%50%
55 and older35%24%
−28%

Jobs based in Greendale, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 23. 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 Greendale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Next door

The towns around Greendale

Bel-Nor: few work herePagedale: few work hereNormandy: few work hereBel-NorPagedaleNormandyGreendale
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Normandy19 min
Greendale21 min
Pagedale23 min
Bel-Nor25 min
Bel-Norunder 2% of GreendalePagedaleunder 2% of GreendaleNormandyunder 2% of Greendale

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreendale workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Greendale–——21 min$56,500
Bel-Norunder 2%A+A25 min$110,667
Pagedaleunder 2%C−A23 min$31,250
Normandyunder 2%CA+19 min$29,379

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Greendale’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Greendale: questions

What is the median household income in Greendale?

$56,500 (±$29,152) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Greendale?

40.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Greendale?

21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Greendale work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (21%, 5 mi), Maryland Heights (5%, 9 mi), Bridgeton (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Greendale without a car?

6% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Greendale, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

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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.