Work & commute · Churdan

Work & commute in Churdan, IA

Most working residents leave Churdan for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jefferson (18%), Carroll (8%) and Scranton (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 183 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 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 179 Churdan residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Churdan.

179live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

63work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Churdan goes to work

Jefferson10.7 mi away

18%33

Carroll20.6 mi away

8%15

Scranton10 mi away

8%14

West Des Moines55 mi away

4%7

Omaha, NE102 mi away

3%6

Coon Rapids21.9 mi away

2%4

Churdan (in town)right here

2%4

Paton11.4 mi away

2%3

Milford88.7 mi away

2%3

Lake City15.2 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%91

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

How far

How far Churdan commutes

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

17%

37%

16%

30%

17%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Churdan is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Churdan are

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

Jobs based in Churdan

67 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)96%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Churdan residents hold

183 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+86%

Jobs based in Churdan, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 67. 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.