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Work & commute · Bertram

Work & commute in Bertram, IA

Most working residents leave Bertram for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (40%), Marion (15%) and Hiawatha (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 131 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 131 Bertram residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bertram.

131live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
80work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Bertram goes to work

RomeovilleCrawfordsvilleAlburnettBertramLisbonAnamosaMount VernonHiawathaMonticelloNorth LibertyCoralvilleMarionIowa CityDubuqueCedar FallsCedar RapidsDes MoinesWaterlooCedar RapidsMarionHiawathaCoralvilleIowa CityMount VernonCedar FallsWaterlooLisbonAnamosaBertram
1
Cedar Rapids7.3 mi away
40%52
2
Marion6.9 mi away
15%20
3
Hiawatha10.6 mi away
5%7
4
Coralville17.7 mi away
5%6
5
Iowa City20.5 mi away
3%4
6
Mount Vernon6.1 mi away
2%3
7
Cedar Falls61.1 mi away
2%3
8
Waterloo56 mi away
2%3
9
Lisbon7.8 mi away
2%2
10
Anamosa17.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%29

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

How far

How far Bertram commutes

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

62%Under 10 mi
18%10–24 mi
2%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Bertram is a commuter town

0.61jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bertram are

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

Jobs based in Bertram

80 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Bertram residents hold

131 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month57%
+38%

Jobs based in Bertram, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 80. 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.

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