Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Overland has higher unemployment (6.4%) than 78% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Overland B−; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 4% work in Overland; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (15%, 8 miles). Measured by household income, Overland is behind 71% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Overland
Overland draws workers from far and wide
The 10,954 jobs in Overland are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most Overland residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Overland is where the jobs are
Overland has 10,954 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Overland and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Overland residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Overland 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Overland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Overland is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #105 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car holds Overland’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Overland could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Where Overland’s workforce comes from
Where Overland clocks in
15% 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.
Miles to work from Overland
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.
A workday in Overland: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,663 residents head out to work, 259 work right here, and 10,695 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Overland on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
In Overland, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
10,954 jobs are based in Overland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Overland, 2013 → 2023: 10,880 → 10,954. 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 Overland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Overland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Overland workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,749 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.
Getting around Overland: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% 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 7,557 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, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 7.3% of Overland households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Overland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000, Overland ranks 1,352nd of 2,109 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 11 | Town and Country MO | 11,619 | $233K | 1.7% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Dardenne Prairie MO | 15,032 | $153K | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Crestwood MO | 12,207 | $107K | 5.5% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,350 | On Top of the World FL | 16,007 | $61K | 7.0% | 3.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,351 | Hawaiian Paradise Park HI | 13,203 | $88K | 10.4% | 2.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,352 | Overland MO | 15,474 | $62K | 9.7% | 6.4% | 4% | B− |
| 1,353 | Lansdowne PA | 11,141 | $73K | 11.8% | 7.4% | 2% | B− |
| 1,354 | Belvedere Park GA | 14,181 | $65K | 16.1% | 4.7% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Overland, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
Next door to Overland
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Overland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland | – | B− | B+ | 20 min | $61,773 |
| Sycamore Hills | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Breckenridge Hills | under 3% | C− | A | 30 min | $40,958 |
| Vinita Park | under 3% | C | A | 19 min | $53,995 |
| Charlack | under 3% | C+ | A− | 23 min | $54,792 |
| St. John | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $53,755 |
| Olivette | under 3% | A | A− | 19 min | $111,660 |
| University City | under 3% | B | A+ | 22 min | $80,694 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sycamore Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Overland’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 Overland: questions
What is the median household income in Overland?
$61,773 (±$4,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Overland?
9.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Overland?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Overland work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (15%, 8 mi), Maryland Heights (8%, 6 mi), Creve Coeur (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Overland walkable?
Overland is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Overland without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Overland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Overland
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.