Work & commute · Martensdale

Work & commute in Martensdale, IA

Most working residents leave Martensdale for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Des Moines (27%), West Des Moines (13%) and Urbandale (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

8 of 224 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 216 Martensdale residents head out of town to work, 8 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martensdale.

216live here, work elsewhere

8live and work here

140work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Martensdale goes to work

Des Moines15.3 mi away

27%61

West Des Moines12.4 mi away

13%30

Urbandale18.3 mi away

8%18

Indianola9 mi away

4%9

Martensdale (in town)right here

4%8

Norwalk8.1 mi away

3%7

Clive16.8 mi away

3%6

Altoona23.4 mi away

2%5

Ankeny25.7 mi away

2%5

Osceola23.5 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%71

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

How far

How far Martensdale commutes

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

12%

68%

10%

12%Under 10 mi

68%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Martensdale is a commuter town

0.66jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Martensdale are

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

Jobs based in Martensdale

148 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)89%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Martensdale residents hold

224 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+164%

Jobs based in Martensdale, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 148. 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.