Photo: Chris Yunker · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer people are out of work in Maplewood (2.0%) than in 85% of U.S. towns
Maplewood grades A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 10.8 in St. Louis. Only 6% work in Maplewood itself; outside it, St. Louis draws the most (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Maplewood, in brief
Most Maplewood residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Maplewood draws workers from far and wide
The 7,235 jobs in Maplewood are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 29%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Maplewood is where the jobs are
Maplewood has 7,235 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Maplewood and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Maplewood residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Maplewood come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Maplewood are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 46 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.
The four measures behind Maplewood’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Maplewood is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #59 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car holds Maplewood’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($65,125, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Maplewood could be anywhere from B to A.
The commute from Maplewood, by distance
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.
The daily trip into Maplewood
Where Maplewood clocks in
26% 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.
Maplewood by day and by night
On a workday 4,282 residents head out to work, 250 work right here, and 6,985 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Maplewood on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
1.6 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.
How long Maplewood spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maplewood workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,856 commuters (the 11% 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.
Inside Maplewood’s 7,235 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maplewood, 2013 → 2023: 6,587 → 7,235. 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 Maplewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Maplewood 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, Maplewood is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #7 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.4% 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 5,440 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 7.9% of Maplewood households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Maplewood’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Maplewood is 892nd of 3,015 U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,800
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 890 | Beloit WI | 8,014 | $80K | 4.8% | 3.2% | 7% | A− |
| 891 | Belle Plaine MN | 7,632 | $99K | 2.7% | 5.3% | 15% | A− |
| 892 | Maplewood MO | 8,033 | $65K | 8.7% | 2.0% | 6% | A− |
| 893 | Hartland WI | 10,740 | $88K | 5.2% | 4.8% | 9% | A− |
| 894 | Coeymans NY | 7,319 | $95K | 4.8% | 3.6% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,015 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Maplewood, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door is work for 30% of Maplewood
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maplewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | – | A− | A+ | 18 min | $65,125 |
| Webster Groves | 2% | A | A | 19 min | $115,227 |
| Brentwood | 2% | A | A | 19 min | $99,719 |
| Shrewsbury | under 2% | B+ | A | 20 min | $80,757 |
| Richmond Heights | under 2% | A | A− | 18 min | $94,460 |
| St. Louis | 26% | C+ | A+ | 22 min | $56,160 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Louis. Darker towns draw more of Maplewood’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 Maplewood: questions
What is the median household income in Maplewood?
$65,125 (±$9,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maplewood?
8.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maplewood?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maplewood work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (26%, 5 mi), Clayton (5%, 2 mi), Maryland Heights (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Maplewood walkable?
Maplewood is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Maplewood without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maplewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maplewood
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.