Work & commute · Downey

Work & commute in Downey, IA

Most working residents leave Downey for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Iowa City (35%), Tipton (10%) and Cedar Rapids (8%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 52 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 52 Downey residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Downey.

52live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Downey goes to work

Iowa City10 mi away

35%18

Tipton15.7 mi away

10%5

Cedar Rapids29.7 mi away

8%4

Muscatine19.7 mi away

6%3

West Branch3.7 mi away

4%2

Coralville14.2 mi away

4%2

Dubuque69.5 mi away

4%2

Davenport38.6 mi away

4%2

University Heights11.3 mi away

2%1

Wilton16.7 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%12

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

How far

How far Downey commutes

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

23%

52%

15%

10%

23%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Downey is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Downey are

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

Jobs based in Downey

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Downey residents hold

52 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month75%

−22%

Jobs based in Downey, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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.