Raintree Plantation has some of the lowest unemployment in the country, with hardly anyone out of work
Raintree Plantation grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Hardly any stay in Raintree Plantation for work; outside it, St. Louis is the main destination (12%, 33 miles). The average commute takes 38 minutes each way, where Missouri has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Raintree Plantation in brief
Raintree Plantation is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Raintree Plantation, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raintree Plantation has about 1,300 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Raintree Plantation’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Raintree Plantation is St. Louis, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (109) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Raintree Plantation workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical 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; with 887 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Raintree Plantation
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Raintree Plantation is better than 73% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Raintree Plantation’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Raintree Plantation could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
How a workday changes Raintree Plantation
On a workday 880 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Raintree Plantation on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.13 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far Raintree Plantation’s workers travel
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.
Time on the road from Raintree Plantation: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raintree Plantation workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 935 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where the trip to work from Raintree Plantation ends
Where Raintree Plantation clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Raintree Plantation: 118 jobs
118 jobs are based in Raintree Plantation.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raintree Plantation, 2013 → 2023: 257 → 118. 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 Raintree Plantation’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Raintree Plantation: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Raintree Plantation is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,085 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 0.0% of Raintree Plantation households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Raintree Plantation’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,104th of 5,793: where Raintree Plantation ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 55 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,102 | White River Township MI | 1,416 | $110K | 4.0% | 1.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,103 | Elizabeth Lake CA | 1,840 | $120K | 5.8% | 9.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,104 | Raintree Plantation MO | 2,047 | $78K | 7.3% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,105 | Nederland CO | 1,463 | $123K | 2.7% | 3.4% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,106 | New Windsor MD | 1,749 | $111K | 10.7% | 3.4% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Raintree Plantation, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
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 Raintree Plantation: questions
What is the median household income in Raintree Plantation?
$77,532 (±$66,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raintree Plantation?
7.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raintree Plantation?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raintree Plantation work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (12%, 33 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 2 mi), Maryland Heights (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Raintree Plantation walkable?
Raintree Plantation is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Raintree Plantation without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raintree Plantation, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raintree Plantation
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.