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Work & commute in Jewell Junction, IA

Most working residents leave Jewell Junction for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Ames (22%), Story City (11%) and Webster City (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
9%
45 of 493 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 448 Jewell Junction residents head out of town to work, 45 work right here, and 243 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jewell Junction.

448live here, work elsewhere
45live and work here
243work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Jewell Junction goes to work

RandallEllsworthRolandAldenStratfordStory CityJewell JunctionStorm LakeIowa FallsWebster CityFort DodgeAmesAnkenyDes MoinesAmesStory CityWebster CityFort DodgeEllsworthIowa FallsDes MoinesAnkenyStorm LakeJewell Junction
1
Ames19.7 mi away
22%108
2
Story City9.1 mi away
11%52
3
Jewell Junction (in town)right here
9%45
4
Webster City13.9 mi away
6%28
5
Fort Dodge30.6 mi away
2%12
6
Ellsworth2.9 mi away
2%11
7
Iowa Falls23.8 mi away
2%11
8
Des Moines51.1 mi away
2%11
9
Ankeny40.1 mi away
2%9
10
Storm Lake82.6 mi away
1%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%200

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

How far

How far Jewell Junction commutes

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

34%Under 10 mi
37%10–24 mi
13%25–50 mi
16%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Jewell Junction is a commuter town

0.58jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jewell Junction are

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

Jobs based in Jewell Junction

288 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Jewell Junction residents hold

493 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)33%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month61%
+9%

Jobs based in Jewell Junction, 2013 → 2023: 265 → 288. 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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