Work & commute · Monticello

Work & commute in Monticello, IA

About one in 3 of Monticello’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (12%), Anamosa (5%) and Marion (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

583 of 1,858 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 1,275 Monticello residents head out of town to work, 583 work right here, and 1,420 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Monticello.

1,275live here, work elsewhere

583live and work here

1,420work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Monticello goes to work

Monticello (in town)right here

31%583

Cedar Rapids31.3 mi away

12%227

Anamosa9.6 mi away

5%88

Marion24.2 mi away

3%57

Dyersville17.8 mi away

3%50

Dubuque30.7 mi away

2%44

Iowa City43.5 mi away

2%38

Waterloo62.2 mi away

2%30

Cascade10.5 mi away

2%28

Hiawatha28.5 mi away

2%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%685

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

How far

How far Monticello commutes

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

38%

16%

26%

20%

38%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Monticello is balanced between jobs and homes

1.08jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Monticello are

2,003 jobs are based in Monticello. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monticello’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Monticello

2,003 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Monticello residents hold

1,858 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−1%

Jobs based in Monticello, 2013 → 2023: 2,029 → 2,003. 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.