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Commuting in Ballwin, Missouri: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Ballwin: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Ballwin spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 196 hours, about 8.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% more time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.5 minutes.

Ballwin holds about 0.5% of Missouri's population and accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Ballwin would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,428 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Ballwin 23.5 min 47.0 min 196 hrs/yr $6,070 4,859
Missouri 21.0 min 41.9 min 175 hrs/yr $5,415 923
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Ballwin Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.5 minutes to get to work in Ballwin. That's 5% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 21.6% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Ballwin

  • Car: 76.9%
  • Worked at Home: 21.6%
  • Other: 0.9%
  • Walked: 0.4% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Walking is unusually rare in Ballwin: 4.2 times less than the Missouri average (0.4% vs 1.8%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Ballwin: 8.8 times less than the Missouri average (0.1% vs 0.8%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Ballwin: 8.3 times less than the Missouri average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Biking is unusually rare in Ballwin: 1648499800.5 times less than the Missouri average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Ballwin: just 0.4%, 4.6 times below the Missouri average of 2.0%.

Commute Mode Trends in Ballwin, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Ballwin get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Other Walked Public Transportation Motorcycle Taxi Bicycle
2009 92.8% 5.2% 0.5% 1.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%
2010 92.3% 5.9% 0.3% 1.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 92.1% 5.5% 0.5% 1.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 91.8% 5.6% 0.4% 1.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 91.4% 6.2% 0.5% 1.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 91.3% 6.3% 0.5% 1.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 91.7% 6.2% 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 92.2% 6.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 92.1% 6.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 91.1% 7.6% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2019 90.4% 8.6% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2020 87.2% 11.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2021 82.4% 16.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2022 79.7% 19.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2023 79.1% 19.8% 0.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 76.9% 21.6% 0.9% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 92.8% in 2009 to 76.9% in 2024, down 15.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 8 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Ballwin: its share of workers rose from 5.2% in 2009 to 21.6% in 2024, up 16.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 13.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.1% to 0.4% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Ballwin

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Ballwin?

The bars show when commuters in Ballwin leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Missouri for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
2.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
2.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
8.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
12.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
14.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
13.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
4.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
4.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
5.9%

Ballwin Missouri Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Ballwin is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.0% across Missouri. Early starts are less common than in Missouri: 6.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Missouri: 57.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.5%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Ballwin, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Ballwin Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Ballwin next to Missouri and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Ballwin Missouri United States
2009 7:42 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:39 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:41 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:42 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:45 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:41 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:38 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:35 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:37 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:33 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:40 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:36 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:40 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:42 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:46 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:42 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Ballwin were on the road by 7:42 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved either. Commuters in Ballwin now leave 5 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Ballwin has moved 2 minutes later.

How does Ballwin's commute time compare?

Metric Ballwin Missouri US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.5 min 21.0 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 21.6% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 0.4% 1.8% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.8% 3.2%

The average commute time in Ballwin is 23.5 minutes, longer than the 21.0 minutes in Missouri.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.8% in Missouri. 0.4% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Missouri.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Ballwin, Missouri.

Is living in Ballwin, Missouri good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 196 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,070 at a typical national wage. That's 12% more than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Ballwin, Missouri?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Ballwin, Missouri. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Ballwin, Missouri?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.8% in Missouri, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much money can remote workers save in Ballwin, Missouri?

About 21.6% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Ballwin would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,428 at the same national wage assumption used above.