Work & commute · Velda

Work & commute in Velda, MO

Most working residents leave Velda for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Louis (26%), Maryland Heights (6%) and Creve Coeur (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 480 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 478 Velda residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Velda.

478live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

39work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Velda goes to work

St. Louis4.8 mi away

26%125

Maryland Heights9.7 mi away

6%27

Creve Coeur8.4 mi away

4%18

Bridgeton8.6 mi away

3%16

Hazelwood8.9 mi away

3%14

Berkeley4.3 mi away

3%13

Chesterfield15.6 mi away

3%13

Clayton4 mi away

3%12

St. Peters17.8 mi away

2%11

Brentwood5.9 mi away

2%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%223

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Velda commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

71%

21%

71%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Velda is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Velda are

41 jobs are based in Velda. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Velda’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Velda

41 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities39%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Velda residents hold

480 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month39%

−9%

Jobs based in Velda, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 41. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.