Indicators

The OneSTL Performance Indicators measure the St. Louis region’s progress toward sustainability. The indicators are organized by the plan’s nine theme areas and reflect the goals and objectives of OneSTL. Analysis of the indicators will better equip the region to make data driven decisions, set priorities, evaluate the effectiveness of the plan, and revise the plan to achieve success.

The Big Picture

The performance indicators are listed below along with the following for each:

Desired Trend: Reflects the vision, goals and objectives of OneSTL.
Baseline Data: Provided for the “baseline year”, which is the year the OneSTL planning process began (2010) or the closest year for which data is available.
Current Data: Provided for the most recent year available. Indicators that do not have data updates since the baseline are marked with a dash (–) to indicate that data is not yet available.

Current Trend: Color coded to reflect the direction of change from the baseline to the current data.

Color	Current Trend Type
	Current Trend is in-line with the Desired Trend
	No Change from baseline to current year or no statistically significant change
	Current Trend is the opposite of the Desired Trend

The Details

Click on the name of an indicator to get more information, including:

Why is it Important?: An explanation of why we are tracking the indicator and what it means.
How are we Doing?: A more detailed look at how the St. Louis region is performing, how it has changed over time and how we compare with other regions.
Toolkit Solutions: Links to relevant OneSTL tools that are in use or can be used to help the region improve on this indicator.
OneSTL Objectives: Links to the OneSTL plan objectives and related strategies that are most relevant to this indicator.
Research and Resources: Links to OneSTL reports and other resources that provide greater understanding of the indicator and the underlying issues.

Keep checking back. The website will be updated regularly with new data as it becomes available. Additionally, the OneSTL Report to the Region will be released annually to provide updates on the region’s progress on the performance indicators and updates from OneSTL Network Members on what they are doing to make the St. Louis region more sustainable.

OneSTL Performance Indicators

Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Collaborative
OneSTL Network Membership	Number of OneSTL Network Members		2013	0	2022	490
Sustainability Lab @ T-Rex	Average number of people in attendance per month at the Sustainability Lab @ T-Rex		2017	44	2022	21
Access to Information	Number of OneSTL.org users in the St. Louis Metro Area		2014	2,208	2022	5,394
Prosperous
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Access to Jobs	Percent of residents living within a reasonable travel time to work		2006-2010	88.0%	2017-2021	87.7%
Poverty	Percent of residents living in poverty		2010	12.9%	2021	11.0%
Employment	Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs		2010	1,123,867	2021	1,190,768
Unemployment	Unemployment Rate		2010	9.5%	2021	4.6%
Income	Personal income per capita (in 2021 dollars)		2010	$ 53,119	2021	$ 64,769
GMP	Gross Metropolitan Product - the market value of all goods and services produced in the region (2012 chained dollars)		2010	$ 145.8 billion	2021	$ 156.9 billion
Racial Disparity	Ratio of white median household income to black median household income		2010	1.88	2021	1.87
Distinctive
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
H+T Affordability	Proportion of median household income spent on housing and transportation costs		2017	49.7%	2021	45.6%
Access to Open Space	Percent of population that reside within 1 mile of a park or public open space for rural areas or ½ mile for urban areas		2007-2011	74.5%	-
Healthy and Active	Percent of adults meeting recommended exercise standard		2011	49.5%	2019	47.0%
Inclusive
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Concentrated Poverty	Percent of poor residents living in a concentrated area of poverty (census tracts with >40% poverty rate)		2006-2010	13.8%	2017-2021	7.5%
Income Inequality	Gini Index		2010	0.454	2021	0.471
Green
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Developed Land per Capita	Number of developed acres per capita		2006	0.255 acres	2016	0.266 acres
Air Quality	Average number of days per year the EPA Air Quality Index exceeds 100 for ozone (unhealthy for sensitive groups)		2009-2011	30.3 days	2020-2022	12.3 days
Rainscaping	Acres of land treated for stormwater overflow using water quality best management practices		2010	578 acres	2022	11,803 acres
Tree Cities	Percent of municipalities that are certified by Tree City USA		2010	20.4%	2021	29.5%
Tree Canopy	Percent of land with tree canopy cover		2010/2012	39.0%	-
Watershed Plans	Number of watersheds with a plan or active organization		2010	8	2021	31
Water Quality	Rivers and streams impaired (polluted), in miles		2012	709.5	2015	711.9
Sustainable Codes	Percent of local governments that have an energy conservation code and/or a green construction code		2013	86.8%	2022	87.0%
Greenhouse Gas Emissions	Total metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO₂e) emissions per capita		2010	21.10 MTCO₂e	2015	19.20 MTCO₂e
Prepared
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Floodplain Management	Number of local governments participating in the Community Rating System by the NFIP		2010	1	2022	8
Heat/Cold Mortality	Number of heat- and cold-related deaths		2008-2012	24.0	2017-2021	26.2
Hazard Mitigation	Percent of local governments that have participated in the development of and adopted the current local or regional hazard mitigation plan		2010	84.3%	2022	45.5%
Development in Potentially Hazardous Areas	Percent of development in potentially hazardous areas (500-year flood zone, potential landslide areas, and potential earthquake liquefaction areas)		2006	16.2%	2016	17.6%
Addressing Climate Change	Percent of local governments that have taken action to address climate change		2010	8.8%	2022	15.0%
StormReady	Percent of local governments that are certified StormReady by the National Weather Service		2010	2.5%	2022	6.5%
Connected
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Transportation Choice	Total percent of workers commuting via all non-SOV modes (walking, biking, transit, rideshare, other modes, or who work from home).¹		2010	17.0%	2021	28.2%
Employment Transit Access	Percent of jobs within 1/4 mile of a transit stop		2011	69.2%	2022	55.1%
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)	Measure of relationship between change in density and change in ridership at MetroLink stations		Method Under Development
VMT per capita	Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita per day		2017	31.7	2021	31.3
Bikeability	Number of miles of on-road bike facilities and shared-use paths		-		2021	1,039 miles
Complete Streets	Percent of local governments with complete streets policies		2010	3.4%	2021	10.8%
Transit Ridership	Annual transit boardings system-wide (MetroLink/Bus System/Call-A-Ride)		2010	43.0 million	2021	18.4 million
Efficient
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Access to Healthy Food Choices	Percent of total population that live in a low-income census tract and reside far from a supermarket/large grocery store (more than one mile for urban areas or 10 miles for rural areas)		2010	6.0%	2019	6.9%
Energy Use	Total residential gas and electric energy use in BTUs per customer		2010	111.4 million BTUs	2011	106.6 million BTUs
Energy Diversity	Percent of electricity supplied by renewable sources		2010	3.2%	2021	15.9%
Recycling Contamination Rate	The weight of unrecyclable materials as a percent of the total load (annual monthly average)		2017	16%	2022	20%
Building Energy Efficiency	Square footage of 3rd party verified green commercial and institutional buildings and sites (LEED, ENERGY STAR, and Sustainable Sites)		2013	32.3 million sq. ft.	2022	64.6 million sq. ft.
Educated
Indicator	Definition	Desired Trend	Baseline		Current
Volunteer Rate	Percent of residents who volunteer		2010	32.1%	2021	29.1%
Voter Participation	Voter turnout among registered voters in the presidential election		2008	69.5%	2020	70.8%
High School Graduation	Percent of adults with a high school degree or equivalent		2010	88.9%	2021	93.0%
College Attainment	Percent of adults age 25 and over with a bachelor's or graduate degree		2010	29.9%	2021	37.1%