Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0There are 8.1 jobs in Kinloch for every working resident, and 943 people commute in
The average commute takes 45 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26. Kinloch has 943 jobs, and 116 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kinloch; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (14%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kinloch on a workday afternoon
On a workday 116 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Kinloch on a workday afternoon, 317% more than live here.
8.1 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 Kinloch’s workforce comes from
Where Kinloch clocks in
14% 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.
75% of the jobs in Kinloch pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kinloch, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 943. 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 Kinloch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Kinloch: about 45 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kinloch workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 16% 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 Kinloch goes 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.
How Kinloch compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Berkeley (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Kinloch’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 Kinloch: questions
What is the median household income in Kinloch?
$44,688 (±$17,980) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kinloch?
33.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kinloch?
45 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kinloch work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (14%, 8 mi), Maryland Heights (7%, 8 mi), Berkeley (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kinloch without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kinloch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kinloch
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.