TownTapestry
Sign inJoin
BlanchardGood afternoon
Work & commute · Blanchard

Work & commute in Blanchard, IA

Most working residents leave Blanchard for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Clarinda (38%), Shenandoah (25%) and Shambaugh (13%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 8 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8 Blanchard residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blanchard.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Blanchard goes to work

BlanchardShambaughBedfordVilliscaShenandoahClarindaCouncil BluffsChillicotheNebraska CityKearneyTrentonClarindaShenandoahShambaughCouncil BluffsBlanchard
1
Clarinda14.7 mi away
38%3
2
Shenandoah14.6 mi away
25%2
3
Shambaugh11.1 mi away
13%1
4
Council Bluffs56.1 mi away
13%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%1

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

How far

How far Blanchard commutes

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

0%Under 10 mi
88%10–24 mi
0%25–50 mi
13%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Blanchard is balanced between jobs and homes

1.13jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Blanchard are

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

Jobs based in Blanchard

9 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)67%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)33%
$1,250 a month or less44%
$1,251–$3,333 a month56%
Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Blanchard residents hold

8 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less50%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month25%
+200%

Jobs based in Blanchard, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 9. 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.

The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Blanchard, IAView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map

Local begins with a boundary.

See what belongs to your selected town.

Loading boundary…

Blanchard is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01
Open detailed map