Work & commute · Bernard

Work & commute in Bernard, IA

Most working residents leave Bernard for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Dubuque (44%), Farley (5%) and Cedar Rapids (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 55 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 55 Bernard residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bernard.

55live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bernard goes to work

Dubuque14.3 mi away

44%24

Farley12.8 mi away

5%3

Cedar Rapids49.7 mi away

5%3

Cascade8.9 mi away

4%2

Peosta9.3 mi away

4%2

Dyersville18.7 mi away

4%2

New Vienna21.7 mi away

2%1

Bellevue20.8 mi away

2%1

Anamosa26.7 mi away

2%1

Monticello19 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%15

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

How far

How far Bernard commutes

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

65%

11%

15%

9%Under 10 mi

65%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bernard is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bernard are

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

Jobs based in Bernard

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month77%

Jobs Bernard residents hold

55 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+160%

Jobs based in Bernard, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 13. 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.