With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Parkdale works elsewhere
Employers in Parkdale report 4 jobs for 68 working residents. Hardly any work in Parkdale; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (10%, 19 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, next to 24 for Missouri and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Parkdale, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Parkdale on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Parkdale commutes to
Where Parkdale clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parkdale, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Parkdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Parkdale, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parkdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Parkdale
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 Parkdale compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parkdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkdale | – | — | — | 28 min | $75,625 |
| High Ridge | under 3% | A− | B+ | 28 min | $70,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parkdale’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 Parkdale: questions
What is the median household income in Parkdale?
$75,625 (±$17,245) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parkdale?
1.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parkdale?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parkdale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (10%, 19 mi), Clayton (9%, 16 mi), Fenton (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parkdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parkdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parkdale
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.