Work & commute · Eldon

Work & commute in Eldon, IA

Most working residents leave Eldon for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ottumwa (31%), Fairfield (8%) and Des Moines (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 334 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 332 Eldon residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eldon.

332live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

60work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eldon goes to work

Ottumwa12.9 mi away

31%105

Fairfield14.5 mi away

8%26

Des Moines85.3 mi away

4%15

Oskaloosa34 mi away

3%10

Keosauqua18.5 mi away

2%7

Ankeny91.1 mi away

2%6

Agency7.2 mi away

1%5

Albia31.5 mi away

1%5

Chariton57.4 mi away

1%5

Marshalltown85 mi away

1%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%145

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

How far

How far Eldon commutes

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

52%

12%

29%

8%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eldon is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Eldon are

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

Jobs based in Eldon

62 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities40%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Eldon residents hold

334 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−56%

Jobs based in Eldon, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 62. 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.