Work & commute · Arthur

Work & commute in Arthur, IA

Most working residents leave Arthur for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ida Grove (25%), Des Moines (4%) and Omaha (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 102 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 102 Arthur residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arthur.

102live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arthur goes to work

Ida Grove6.5 mi away

25%26

Des Moines103.6 mi away

4%4

Omaha, NE82.6 mi away

4%4

Battle Creek13 mi away

3%3

Holstein14.5 mi away

3%3

Storm Lake22.6 mi away

3%3

Sioux City54.3 mi away

3%3

Odebolt5 mi away

2%2

Wall Lake13.8 mi away

2%2

Mapleton25.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%50

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

How far

How far Arthur commutes

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

36%

21%

34%

36%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arthur is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Arthur are

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

Jobs based in Arthur

16 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities44%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Arthur residents hold

102 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−6%

Jobs based in Arthur, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 16. 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.