Work & commute · New Virginia

Work & commute in New Virginia, IA

Most working residents leave New Virginia for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Des Moines (22%), West Des Moines (15%) and Indianola (7%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 231 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 231 New Virginia residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New Virginia.

231live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

26work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New Virginia goes to work

Des Moines27.7 mi away

22%51

West Des Moines25.6 mi away

15%35

Indianola15.2 mi away

7%17

Urbandale31.5 mi away

5%11

Ankeny38.6 mi away

4%10

Norwalk21.2 mi away

4%9

Cedar Rapids119 mi away

3%7

Clive30 mi away

3%6

Martensdale13.3 mi away

2%5

Winterset18.5 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%76

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

How far

How far New Virginia commutes

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

22%

61%

13%

4%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

61%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New Virginia is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in New Virginia are

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

Jobs based in New Virginia

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)69%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month8%

Over $3,333 a month77%

Jobs New Virginia residents hold

231 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−30%

Jobs based in New Virginia, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 26. 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.