Work & commute · Holstein

Work & commute in Holstein, IA

About one in 3 of Holstein’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Storm Lake (6%), Cherokee (6%) and Sioux City (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

29%

214 of 748 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 534 Holstein residents head out of town to work, 214 work right here, and 845 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Holstein.

534live here, work elsewhere

214live and work here

845work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Holstein goes to work

Holstein (in town)right here

29%214

Storm Lake20.7 mi away

6%46

Cherokee18.1 mi away

6%42

Sioux City43.1 mi away

5%34

Galva6.5 mi away

3%24

Ida Grove10.6 mi away

3%24

Des Moines117.6 mi away

2%12

Omaha, NE88.6 mi away

1%11

Carroll45.1 mi away

1%10

Le Mars38 mi away

1%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%321

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

How far

How far Holstein commutes

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

36%

24%

15%

25%

36%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Holstein is balanced between jobs and homes

1.42jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Holstein are

1,059 jobs are based in Holstein. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Holstein’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Holstein

1,059 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)62%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)25%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Holstein residents hold

748 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+48%

Jobs based in Holstein, 2013 → 2023: 717 → 1,059. 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.