Commuting Profile: St. Louis Region
The St. Louis Region employs approximately 40 percent of Missouri’s workforce. Of the 938,866 workers employed in the St. Louis WDA in 2022, 79 percent commuted to work from within the region. Nearly half of the employees living in the region commuted fewer than 10 miles to work each day. Click on the link above to learn more about the St. Louis Region’s workforce commuting habits.
Veteran-Owned Businesses
In 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) reported that veterans, roughly 4.4 percent of the labor force, were the majority owners of over 1.6 million firms across the United States. Veteran-owned firms are found throughout Missouri’s economy. Veterans are most represented in arts, entertainment and recreation (8%); followed closely by wholesale trade (7%); and manufacturing, construction, and transportation and warehousing (6%). Click on the link above to learn more about veteran-owned businesses in this report from MU Extension.
