Employment & income in Washington

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 12% of the overall score

58/100
33rd of 60

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The four inputs

Median household income vs metro$79,173

St. Louis $80,19640% · scores 49

Unemployment rate3.8%

St. Louis 4.2%30% · scores 74

Labour force participation66%

St. Louis 65%20% · scores 57

Share in professional occupations44%

St. Louis 45%10% · scores 49

Vertical rule marks the St. Louis reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best St. Louis suburbs for employment

All 60 ranked, Washington highlighted

1Dardenne PrairieA$152,500 2WildwoodA−$161,060 3Town and CountryB+$232,534 4ColumbiaB$107,606 5O'FallonB$110,443 6Creve CoeurB$127,188 7BallwinB$124,626 8WentzvilleB$112,394 9CrestwoodB$107,169 10TroyB$112,434 11ChesterfieldB$133,037 12ShilohB$99,573 13KirkwoodB$121,270 14Maryland HeightsB$86,436 15EurekaB−$108,394 16Webster GrovesB−$115,227 17WaterlooB−$98,711 18AfftonB−$79,539 19St. PetersB−$91,637 20HighlandB−$82,551 21ManchesterC+$97,801 22O'FallonC+$105,982 23Lake St. LouisC+$125,693 24ClaytonC+$123,000 25ConcordC+$89,038 26St. CharlesC+$85,937 27University CityC+$80,694 28Glen CarbonC+$97,168 29OakvilleC$106,362 30TroyC$79,012 31ArnoldC$78,370 32EllisvilleC$113,309 33WashingtonC$79,173 34MehlvilleC$67,071 35Old JamestownC−$99,521 36EdwardsvilleC−$86,721 37BridgetonC−$72,005 38GodfreyC−$94,543 39UnionC−$73,435 40SwanseaC−$91,587 41LemayC−$60,399 42Wood RiverD+$62,703 43CollinsvilleD+$67,612 44FlorissantD+$65,318 45Fairview HeightsD+$80,930 46St. LouisD$56,160 47St. AnnD$52,323 48BellevilleD−$63,535 49FestusD−$73,532 50OverlandD−$61,773 51AltonD−$54,568 52Spanish LakeF$55,920 53Granite CityF$59,205 54FergusonF$47,524 55Bellefontaine NeighborsF$49,170 56HazelwoodF$55,908 57CentraliaF$47,807 58Cahokia HeightsF$33,792 59JenningsF$38,984 60East St. LouisF$35,700

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Better than Washington on employment & income

Washington grades C on employment & income. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbEmploymentMedian household incomeUnemploymentOverall

Dardenne Prairie21 mi from WashingtonA$153k1.6% 71 B− Wildwood19 mi from WashingtonA−$161k2.3% 66 C+ O'Fallon22 mi from WashingtonB$110k2.7% 70 B− Wentzville20 mi from WashingtonB$112k2.7% 68 B− Chesterfield25 mi from WashingtonB$133k3.2% 73 B Eureka20 mi from WashingtonB−$108k3.4% 64 C+

Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24

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