With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Tekakwitha works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lake Tekakwitha; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (13%, 29 miles). Lake Tekakwitha has 5 jobs for 109 working residents. 2% of workers work from home (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lake Tekakwitha
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Lake Tekakwitha on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Lake Tekakwitha commutes to
Where Lake Tekakwitha clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
In Lake Tekakwitha, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Tekakwitha, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 5. 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 Lake Tekakwitha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lake Tekakwitha takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Tekakwitha workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 2% 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 Lake Tekakwitha’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.
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 Lake Tekakwitha: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Tekakwitha?
$51,042 (±$6,265) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Tekakwitha?
3.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Tekakwitha?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Tekakwitha work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (13%, 29 mi), Chesterfield (9%, 17 mi), Creve Coeur (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Tekakwitha without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Tekakwitha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Tekakwitha
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.