Work & commute · Kingston

Work & commute in Kingston, IA

Most working residents leave Kingston for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are West Burlington (19%), Mediapolis (9%) and New London (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 32 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 32 Kingston residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kingston.

32live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kingston goes to work

West Burlington12.8 mi away

19%6

Mediapolis6.5 mi away

9%3

New London18.9 mi away

6%2

Sperry6.2 mi away

6%2

Chicago, IL184 mi away

3%1

Oakville8.2 mi away

3%1

Hills47.3 mi away

3%1

Wapello15.6 mi away

3%1

Keosauqua50.7 mi away

3%1

Blue Grass39.4 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%13

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

How far

How far Kingston commutes

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

25%

31%

22%

25%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kingston is a commuter town

0.41jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kingston are

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

Jobs based in Kingston

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities46%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Kingston residents hold

32 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month63%

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.