Work & commute · Andrew

Work & commute in Andrew, IA

Most working residents leave Andrew for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Dubuque (24%), Maquoketa (14%) and Davenport (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 182 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 179 Andrew residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Andrew.

179live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

100work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Andrew goes to work

Dubuque24.6 mi away

24%44

Maquoketa7.4 mi away

14%26

Davenport41.2 mi away

7%13

Clinton28 mi away

4%7

Bellevue11.1 mi away

3%6

La Motte10 mi away

3%5

Iowa City59.3 mi away

2%4

Ankeny157.3 mi away

2%4

Cedar Rapids57.3 mi away

2%4

Andrew (in town)right here

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%66

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

How far

How far Andrew commutes

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

25%

31%

25%

19%

25%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Andrew is a commuter town

0.57jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Andrew are

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

Jobs based in Andrew

103 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Andrew residents hold

182 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+66%

Jobs based in Andrew, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 103. 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.