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Work & commute · McCallsburg

Work & commute in McCallsburg, IA

Most working residents leave McCallsburg for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ames (27%), Nevada (10%) and Zearing (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
3 of 167 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 164 McCallsburg residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in McCallsburg.

164live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
60work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where McCallsburg goes to work

McCallsburgZearingColoGarnerStory CityNevadaWebster CityClear LakeAmesAnkenyDes MoinesWest Des MoinesDavenportAmesNevadaZearingDes MoinesStory CityAnkenyWest Des MoinesDavenportColoMcCallsburg
1
Ames15.2 mi away
27%45
2
Nevada10.9 mi away
10%17
3
Zearing4.8 mi away
6%10
4
Des Moines42.5 mi away
5%9
5
Story City10.1 mi away
4%7
6
Ankeny31.8 mi away
3%5
7
McCallsburg (in town)right here
2%3
8
West Des Moines47 mi away
2%3
9
Davenport149.4 mi away
2%3
10
Colo11 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%63

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

How far

How far McCallsburg commutes

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

18%Under 10 mi
46%10–24 mi
22%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

McCallsburg is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in McCallsburg are

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

Jobs based in McCallsburg

63 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)11%
Trade, transport & utilities54%
Services (health, schools, offices…)35%
$1,250 a month or less8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%
Over $3,333 a month81%

Jobs McCallsburg residents hold

167 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%
Over $3,333 a month68%
+70%

Jobs based in McCallsburg, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 63. 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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