Work & commute · New Providence

Work & commute in New Providence, IA

Most working residents leave New Providence for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ames (13%), Marshalltown (9%) and Conrad (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 95 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 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 93 New Providence residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New Providence.

93live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New Providence goes to work

Ames29 mi away

13%12

Marshalltown21.8 mi away

9%9

Conrad15.7 mi away

7%7

Eldora6.5 mi away

7%7

Hubbard6.9 mi away

6%6

Des Moines53.9 mi away

5%5

New Providence (in town)right here

2%2

Story City22.2 mi away

2%2

Iowa Falls17.1 mi away

2%2

Nevada23.7 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%41

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

How far

How far New Providence commutes

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

20%

33%

19%

28%

20%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New Providence is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in New Providence are

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

Jobs based in New Providence

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)86%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)14%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs New Providence residents hold

95 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−18%

Jobs based in New Providence, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 14. 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.