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Work & commute in Ireton, IA

Most working residents leave Ireton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Rock Valley (43%), Sioux Center (16%) and Orange City (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
4 of 281 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 277 Ireton residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ireton.

277live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
141work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ireton goes to work

Los AngelesIretonHullHawardenRock RapidsRock ValleyOrange CitySheldonSioux CenterLe MarsDes MoinesSioux CitySioux FallsRock ValleySioux CenterOrange CityHawardenSioux FallsHullSheldonSioux CityLe MarsIreton
1
Rock Valley15.8 mi away
43%120
2
Sioux Center10.3 mi away
16%45
3
Orange City13.6 mi away
4%12
4
Hawarden8.4 mi away
2%7
5
Sioux Falls, SD44.2 mi away
2%7
6
Hull17.6 mi away
2%5
7
Sheldon28 mi away
2%5
8
Sioux City33.3 mi away
2%5
9
Ireton (in town)right here
1%4
10
Le Mars15.3 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%68

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

How far

How far Ireton commutes

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

12%Under 10 mi
67%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
11%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ireton is a commuter town

0.52jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ireton are

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

Jobs based in Ireton

145 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities28%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Ireton residents hold

281 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)32%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%
Over $3,333 a month61%
+4%

Jobs based in Ireton, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 145. 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.

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