Photo: Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO · CC BY 2.0At 2.6%, unemployment in Mehlville is lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). The two grades for Mehlville are A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 5% work in Mehlville; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (20%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mehlville apart
Mehlville draws workers from far and wide
The 9,517 jobs in Mehlville are filled from a wide area. Mehlville’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Mehlville and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Mehlville residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Mehlville come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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 Mehlville’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mehlville is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #62 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car holds Mehlville’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($67,071, 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, Mehlville could be anywhere from B to A.
Where Mehlville goes to work
Where Mehlville clocks in
20% 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.
Mehlville by day and by night
On a workday 12,518 residents head out to work, 598 work right here, and 8,919 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Mehlville on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
What Mehlville’s employers do
9,517 jobs are based in Mehlville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mehlville, 2014 → 2024: 10,096 → 9,517. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mehlville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, about the MO average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mehlville workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,876 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.
Miles to work from Mehlville
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Mehlville start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mehlville is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #127 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below 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 15,541 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 28% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 7.5% of Mehlville households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Mehlville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mehlville places 562nd of 1,366 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wildwood MO | 34,955 | $161K | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Ballwin MO | 30,901 | $125K | 4.8% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Kirkwood MO | 29,331 | $121K | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 560 | Washington Township MI | 29,229 | $98K | 8.9% | 4.0% | 7% | A− |
| 561 | Coventry RI | 36,281 | $103K | 7.4% | 4.5% | 11% | A− |
| 562 | Mehlville MO | 29,805 | $67K | 7.8% | 2.6% | 5% | A− |
| 563 | Woodstock IL | 25,740 | $83K | 6.0% | 3.3% | 15% | A− |
| 564 | Hanahan SC | 22,415 | $88K | 11.7% | 2.5% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | 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 Mehlville, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door to Mehlville
The biggest share goes to Oakville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mehlville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehlville | – | A− | B | 23 min | $67,071 |
| Oakville | 2% | A− | B− | 28 min | $106,362 |
| Green Park | under 2% | A | B+ | 23 min | $79,141 |
| Lemay | under 2% | B | A− | 24 min | $60,399 |
| Concord | under 2% | A | B+ | 24 min | $89,038 |
| Affton | under 2% | A | B+ | 24 min | $79,539 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mehlville’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 2024, 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 Mehlville: questions
What is the median household income in Mehlville?
$67,071 (±$4,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mehlville?
7.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mehlville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mehlville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (20%, 10 mi), Creve Coeur (4%, 13 mi), Maryland Heights (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Mehlville walkable?
Mehlville is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mehlville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mehlville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mehlville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.