Work & commute · Allerton

Work & commute in Allerton, IA

Most working residents leave Allerton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Corydon (18%), Centerville (8%) and Seymour (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 137 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 134 Allerton residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Allerton.

134live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

68work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Allerton goes to work

Corydon4.3 mi away

18%24

Centerville26 mi away

8%11

Seymour13.1 mi away

6%8

Des Moines61 mi away

4%5

Waterloo134 mi away

3%4

Allerton (in town)right here

2%3

West Des Moines62 mi away

2%3

Humeston12.5 mi away

1%2

Leon20.4 mi away

1%2

Chariton21.6 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%73

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Allerton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

13%

14%

40%

33%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Allerton is a commuter town

0.52jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.52 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Allerton are

71 jobs are based in Allerton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Allerton

71 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)61%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)27%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Allerton residents hold

137 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−32%

Jobs based in Allerton, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 71. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.