Work & commute · Lovilia

Work & commute in Lovilia, IA

Most working residents leave Lovilia for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Albia (12%), Des Moines (6%) and Knoxville (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 222 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

44 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 222 Lovilia residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lovilia.

222live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lovilia goes to work

Albia9.2 mi away

12%26

Des Moines47.4 mi away

6%13

Knoxville16.2 mi away

5%12

West Des Moines53.6 mi away

4%9

Pella18.7 mi away

3%7

Oskaloosa17.6 mi away

3%6

Centerville28 mi away

2%5

Indianola37.6 mi away

2%5

Ottumwa26.4 mi away

2%5

Ames71.8 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

59%130

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

How far

How far Lovilia commutes

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

15%

38%

15%

31%

15%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lovilia is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lovilia are

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

Jobs based in Lovilia

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Lovilia residents hold

222 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−58%

Jobs based in Lovilia, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 13. 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.