Work & commute · Ionia

Work & commute in Ionia, IA

Most working residents leave Ionia for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New Hampton (25%), Charles City (6%) and Waverly (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 97 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 97 Ionia residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ionia.

97live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ionia goes to work

New Hampton7.4 mi away

25%24

Charles City10.9 mi away

6%6

Waverly21.7 mi away

6%6

Cresco28.9 mi away

5%5

Waterloo37.9 mi away

4%4

Mason City38.2 mi away

3%3

Lawler15.6 mi away

2%2

Calmar31.4 mi away

2%2

Centerville160.7 mi away

2%2

Cedar Falls35.7 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%41

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

How far

How far Ionia commutes

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

33%

24%

27%

16%

33%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ionia is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ionia are

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

Jobs based in Ionia

16 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)56%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less44%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month13%

Jobs Ionia residents hold

97 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)37%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month74%

+7%

Jobs based in Ionia, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 16. 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.