St. Louis

Shortest commutes to Downtown St. Louis

Ranked on distance to Downtown St. Louis at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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A view of some high-rises in downtown Clayton seen from the Moorlands.
Clayton$830k median · 16.6 min commute
Commute A+Housing BCost of living D−
99
Commute score
overall 77 B
2
Big Bend in Webster Groves, Missouri
Webster Groves$388k median · 19.0 min commute
Commute AHousing BCost of living C−
94
Commute score
overall 76 B
3
Runner Fountain and Old Courthouse and Arch
St. Louis$198k median · 22.1 min commute
Commute B+Housing FCost of living B
91
Commute score
overall 57 C−
4
City Hall, University City, MO, USA
University City$307k median · 21.5 min commute
Commute B+Housing C−Cost of living C
90
Commute score
overall 62 C
5
Downtown Overland, Missouri, United States.
Overland$132k median · 20.2 min commute
Commute B+Housing FCost of living C+
90
Commute score
overall 53 C−
6
Creve Coeur, MO compilation of images
Creve Coeur$614k median · 18.5 min commute
Commute AHousing B+Cost of living D
89
Commute score
overall 76 B
7
Crestwood
Crestwood$320k median · 20.2 min commute
Commute A−Housing C+Cost of living C+
88
Commute score
overall 74 B
8
Downtown Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood$451k median · 20.4 min commute
Commute A−Housing BCost of living C−
86
Commute score
overall 76 B
9
Entrance to St. Ann Along East Bound St. Charles Rock Road (MO Route 180)
St. Ann$127k median · 21.1 min commute
Commute BHousing FCost of living B−
85
Commute score
overall 54 C−
10
Gateway Geyser in Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, East St. Louis, Illinois
East St. Louis$53k median · 23.3 min commute
Commute C+Housing FCost of living C+
85
Commute score
overall 40 D−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Clayton (Lightmetro · CC BY-SA 4.0); Webster Groves (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); St. Louis (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, NPS from St. Louis, MO, USA · CC BY 2.0); University City (J. Crocker · Attribution); Overland (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Creve Coeur (LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Crestwood (Guerreroast · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kirkwood (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); St. Ann (Eich2004 · CC BY-SA 4.0); East St. Louis (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0).