Leight, Valentine, General Store · Photo: Allegrorondo · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Scotsdale
A typical one-way commute from Scotsdale lasts 30 minutes (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Scotsdale itself; outside it, Chesterfield draws the most (7%, 18 miles). There are 120 jobs in Scotsdale, and 99 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Scotsdale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Scotsdale on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
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 people from Scotsdale work
Where Scotsdale clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 48% of Scotsdale’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scotsdale, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 120. 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 Scotsdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Scotsdale’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scotsdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 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.
Scotsdale’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The towns around Scotsdale
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scotsdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotsdale | – | — | — | 30 min | $85,625 |
| Byrnes Mill | under 3% | C+ | D | 38 min | $98,576 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scotsdale’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 Scotsdale: questions
What is the median household income in Scotsdale?
$85,625 (±$32,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scotsdale?
4.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scotsdale?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scotsdale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chesterfield (7%, 18 mi), St. Louis (6%, 25 mi), Fenton (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scotsdale 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 Scotsdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scotsdale
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.