Work & commute · Humeston

Work & commute in Humeston, IA

Most working residents leave Humeston for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Corydon (17%), Des Moines (8%) and Chariton (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17 of 212 working residents

Typical commute

22 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 195 Humeston residents head out of town to work, 17 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Humeston.

195live here, work elsewhere

17live and work here

127work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Humeston goes to work

Corydon11.8 mi away

17%37

Humeston (in town)right here

8%17

Des Moines49.5 mi away

8%16

Chariton14.6 mi away

7%14

Leon15.8 mi away

3%6

Osceola19.3 mi away

3%6

Centerville33.9 mi away

2%5

West Des Moines49.9 mi away

2%5

Allerton12.5 mi away

2%4

Ames80.8 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%98

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

How far

How far Humeston commutes

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

42%

17%

32%

9%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Humeston is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Humeston are

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

Jobs based in Humeston

144 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities44%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Humeston residents hold

212 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−21%

Jobs based in Humeston, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 144. 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.