Work & commute · Blakesburg

Work & commute in Blakesburg, IA

Most working residents leave Blakesburg for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ottumwa (30%), Albia (6%) and Oskaloosa (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 124 working residents

Typical commute

24 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 124 Blakesburg residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blakesburg.

124live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

40work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Blakesburg goes to work

Ottumwa11.8 mi away

30%37

Albia9.9 mi away

6%8

Oskaloosa22.8 mi away

6%8

Des Moines65.9 mi away

6%7

Ames89.5 mi away

2%3

Eddyville13.6 mi away

2%2

Knoxville34.6 mi away

2%2

Washington54.2 mi away

2%2

Grinnell53.6 mi away

2%2

Fairfield35 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%51

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

How far

How far Blakesburg commutes

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

44%

15%

35%

6%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Blakesburg is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Blakesburg are

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

Jobs based in Blakesburg

40 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Blakesburg residents hold

124 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+186%

Jobs based in Blakesburg, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 40. 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.