Maryland Heights Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Maryland Heights, 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 Maryland Heights: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Maryland Heights spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 169 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.7 minutes.

Maryland Heights holds about 0.6% of Missouri's population but accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Maryland Heights would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,099 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)
Maryland Heights	20.3 min	40.6 min	169 hrs/yr	$5,246	2,765
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.

Maryland Heights Commute Map

On average, it takes 20.3 minutes to get to work in Maryland Heights. That's 9% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 21.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Maryland Heights

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Maryland Heights: 5.0 times more than the Missouri average (0.6% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Maryland Heights: 4.2 times less than the Missouri average (0.2% vs 0.8%).

Commute Mode Trends in Maryland Heights, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Maryland Heights 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	Walked	Motorcycle	Other	Taxi	Public Transportation	Bicycle
2009	93.7%	3.8%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	0.0%	0.7%	0.1%
2010	93.4%	3.1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%
2011	94.2%	2.6%	1.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
2012	93.5%	2.7%	1.6%	0.4%	1.1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.1%
2013	93.6%	3.1%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
2014	93.3%	3.2%	1.2%	0.2%	0.9%	0.1%	0.9%	0.2%
2015	93.6%	3.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.9%	0.1%	1.2%	0.2%
2016	92.5%	4.0%	0.7%	0.2%	0.7%	0.1%	1.7%	0.2%
2017	92.5%	4.1%	0.9%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%	1.7%	0.1%
2018	92.4%	4.2%	1.0%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%	1.4%	0.2%
2019	92.7%	4.3%	1.0%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%	1.1%	0.1%
2020	87.6%	9.2%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%	1.2%	0.2%
2021	84.7%	12.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.2%	0.6%	0.2%
2022	81.1%	16.1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%
2023	78.0%	19.0%	1.0%	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
2024	74.6%	21.9%	1.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 94.2%. Overall it fell from 93.7% in 2009 to 74.6% in 2024, down 19.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Maryland Heights: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 21.9% in 2024, up 18.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 17.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit peaked at 1.7% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 0.2%.

Commute Start Times in Maryland Heights

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Maryland Heights?

The bars show when commuters in Maryland Heights 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		3.5%
5:00-5:29 AM		2.9%
5:30-5:59 AM		3.2%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.2%
6:30-6:59 AM		10.1%
7:00-7:29 AM		11.7%
7:30-7:59 AM		14.7%
8:00-8:29 AM		11.1%
8:30-8:59 AM		7.8%
9:00-9:59 AM		9.0%
10:00-10:59 AM		2.1%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.6%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.5%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.6%

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

The busiest time to head out in Maryland Heights is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 14.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.6% across Missouri. Early starts are less common than in Missouri: 9.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Missouri's: 47.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.8%) 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 Maryland Heights, 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 Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights 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	Maryland Heights	Missouri	United States
2009	7:44 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:46 AM	7:33 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:49 AM	7:33 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:53 AM	7:33 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:54 AM	7:33 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:54 AM	7:33 AM	7:39 AM
2015	8:00 AM	7:32 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:58 AM	7:32 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:56 AM	7:32 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:55 AM	7:31 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:53 AM	7:31 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:53 AM	7:32 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:55 AM	7:32 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:52 AM	7:32 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:51 AM	7:32 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:49 AM	7:32 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Maryland Heights were on the road by 7:49 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:44 AM). Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Maryland Heights now leave 11 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 Maryland Heights has moved 4 minutes earlier.

How does Maryland Heights's commute time compare?

Metric	Maryland Heights	Missouri	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	20.3 min	21.0 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	21.9%	13.0%	15.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%

The average commute time in Maryland Heights is 20.3 minutes, shorter than the 21.0 minutes in Missouri.

0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.8% in Missouri. 1.6% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Missouri.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Maryland Heights, MO Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Maryland Heights, MO compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Maryland Heights, MO	34,682	20.3 min #1/2	21.9% #1/2	7:49 AM #2/2
St. Charles, MO	68,558	21.0 min	17.8%	7:38 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Maryland Heights, Missouri?

Commuters here spend an estimated 169 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,246 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Maryland Heights, Missouri?

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

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Maryland Heights, Missouri?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 0.8% in Missouri, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much time do residents in Maryland Heights, Missouri save by working from home?

About 21.9% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Maryland Heights would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,099 at the same national wage assumption used above.