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Work & commute in Monona, IA

Most working residents leave Monona for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Postville (8%), Prairie du Chien (7%) and Elkader (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
13%
92 of 692 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 600 Monona residents head out of town to work, 92 work right here, and 437 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Monona.

600live here, work elsewhere
92live and work here
437work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Monona goes to work

FarmersburgElginLuanaMononaElkaderMcGregorMarquettePostvilleWest UnionWaukonDecorahCedar RapidsPrairie du ChienBridgeportPostvillePrairie du ChienElkaderDecorahWaukonWest UnionCedar RapidsBridgeportMcGregorMonona
1
Monona (in town)right here
13%92
2
Postville9.2 mi away
8%52
3
Prairie du Chien, WI12.9 mi away
7%47
4
Elkader13.3 mi away
5%38
5
Decorah26.4 mi away
3%18
6
Waukon15.7 mi away
2%15
7
West Union22.2 mi away
2%14
8
Cedar Rapids76.4 mi away
2%14
9
Bridgeport, WI15.4 mi away
2%14
10
McGregor10.5 mi away
2%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%375

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

How far

How far Monona commutes

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

29%Under 10 mi
36%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
26%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Monona is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Monona are

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

Jobs based in Monona

529 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities15%
Services (health, schools, offices…)71%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Monona residents hold

692 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month57%
−17%

Jobs based in Monona, 2013 → 2023: 634 → 529. 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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