Work & commute in Blue Grass, IA
Most working residents leave Blue Grass for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Davenport (31%), Muscatine (6%) and Bettendorf (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 638 Blue Grass residents head out of town to work, 18 work right here, and 411 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blue Grass.
Where Blue Grass goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Blue Grass commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Blue Grass is a commuter town
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
What the jobs in Blue Grass are
429 jobs are based in Blue Grass. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue Grass’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Blue Grass
Jobs Blue Grass residents hold
Jobs based in Blue Grass, 2013 → 2023: 475 → 429. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.