Pendleton has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 53 people commute in to work
Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Pendleton; the top destination outside it is Lake St. Louis (17%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pendleton nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Pendleton on a workday afternoon, 97% more than live here.
2.2 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.
Where Pendleton’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pendleton clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 53 jobs in Pendleton are
53 jobs are based in Pendleton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pendleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pendleton, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 53. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pendleton workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Pendleton commutes less than 25 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Pendleton and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Pendleton’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 Pendleton: questions
What is the median household income in Pendleton?
$111,250 (±$49,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pendleton?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pendleton?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pendleton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake St. Louis (17%, 24 mi), Wentzville (13%, 20 mi), St. Louis (8%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pendleton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pendleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pendleton
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.