Work & commute · Bradgate

Work & commute in Bradgate, IA

Most working residents leave Bradgate for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Humboldt (14%), Fort Dodge (11%) and Dakota City (9%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 35 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 35 Bradgate residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bradgate.

35live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bradgate goes to work

Humboldt11.4 mi away

14%5

Fort Dodge23.8 mi away

11%4

Dakota City12.6 mi away

9%3

Gilmore City5.3 mi away

9%3

Nevada72.8 mi away

6%2

Altoona93 mi away

6%2

Bode8.1 mi away

3%1

Laurens21.9 mi away

3%1

Kanawha33 mi away

3%1

Mount Ayr144.7 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%12

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

How far

How far Bradgate commutes

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

14%

40%

20%

26%

14%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bradgate is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bradgate are

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

Jobs based in Bradgate

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month88%

Jobs Bradgate residents hold

35 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)37%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−53%

Jobs based in Bradgate, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 8. 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.