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Commuting in St. Peters, 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 St. Peters: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in St. Peters spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 178 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% more time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.5 minutes.

St. Peters holds about 0.9% of Missouri's population but accounts for roughly 1.0% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in St. Peters would save about 71 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,213 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)
St. Peters 21.4 min 42.8 min 178 hrs/yr $5,532 3,158
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.

St. Peters Commute Map

On average, it takes 21.4 minutes to get to work in St. Peters. That's 4% 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 17.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in St. Peters

  • Car: 80.4%
  • Worked at Home: 17.3%
  • Other: 0.9%
  • Walked: 0.8%
  • Motorcycle: 0.2%
  • Bicycle: 0.1%
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is unusually rare in St. Peters: 8.9 times less than the Missouri average (0.1% vs 0.8%).

Commute Mode Trends in St. Peters, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in St. Peters 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 Motorcycle Public Transportation Taxi Bicycle
2009 94.6% 3.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2010 94.8% 4.0% 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2011 94.6% 4.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2012 94.2% 4.6% 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2013 93.7% 4.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2014 93.9% 4.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 94.1% 4.4% 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
2016 93.9% 4.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
2017 94.6% 4.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2018 94.5% 4.5% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2019 94.2% 4.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2020 91.2% 7.3% 0.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2021 88.0% 10.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 85.4% 12.8% 1.0% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 82.5% 15.5% 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 80.4% 17.3% 0.9% 0.8% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2010 at 94.8%. Overall it fell from 94.6% in 2009 to 80.4% in 2024, down 14.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in St. Peters: its share of workers rose from 3.7% in 2009 to 17.3% in 2024, up 13.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 12.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in St. Peters

What Time Do People Leave for Work in St. Peters?

The bars show when commuters in St. Peters 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
5.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
9.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
11.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
13.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
13.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
10.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
4.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.6%

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

The busiest time to head out in St. Peters is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 13.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.6% across Missouri. Early starts are about as common as in Missouri: 14.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Missouri's: 49.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (22.1%) 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 St. Peters, 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 St. Peters 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 St. Peters 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 St. Peters Missouri United States
2009 7:32 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:30 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:32 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:31 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:32 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:31 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:33 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:35 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:34 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:35 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:34 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:33 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:29 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:29 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:31 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:34 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in St. Peters were on the road by 7:34 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:32 AM). Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in St. Peters now leave 4 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does St. Peters's commute time compare?

Metric St. Peters Missouri US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.4 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 17.3% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 0.8% 1.8% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.8% 3.2%

The average commute time in St. Peters is about the same as in Missouri.

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

St. Peters, MO Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How St. Peters, MO compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
St. Peters, MO 58,257 21.4 min #2/3 17.3% #3/3 7:34 AM #2/3
St. Charles, MO 68,558 21.0 min 17.8% 7:38 AM
O'Fallon, MO 75,454 23.5 min 18.0% 7:31 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in St. Peters, Missouri.

How much does the average commute cost workers in St. Peters, Missouri?

Commuters here spend an estimated 178 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,532 at a typical national wage. That's 2% more than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in St. Peters, Missouri?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in St. Peters, 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 St. Peters, 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 time do residents in St. Peters, Missouri save by working from home?

About 17.3% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in St. Peters would save about 71 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,213 at the same national wage assumption used above.