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OcheyedanIA

A town of 511. A typical home worth about $179K.

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Population
511
residents
Typical home
$179K
+9.5% in a year
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
46.8
years
Jobs based here
150
A commuter town

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511 people, and everyone knows the way

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61°
Fog
H 69° · L 58°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ocheyedan

Most working residents leave Ocheyedan for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Sibley (16%), Sheldon (8%) and Worthington (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ocheyedan3%
Sibley16%
Sheldon8%
Worthington7%
Spencer4%
21 mi
median commute distance
150
jobs based in Ocheyedan
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Ocheyedan home is worth about $179K

The typical Ocheyedan home is worth about $179,000, up 9.5% in a year, 25% below the Iowa typical home.

$179KZillow home value

Typical home value

Ocheyedan$179K
Iowa$240K
+9.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ocheyedan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring34–56°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Ocheyedan is

Ocheyedan beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better24 too close to call7 worse
What stands outOcheyedanIA
More adults treating high blood pressure80.8%77.8%
More adults with COPD9.1%6.9%
Osceola Community Hospital
10.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Ocheyedan is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 720 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ocheyedan Town Park—6
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Ocheyedan for work

Where Ocheyedan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Sibley Sibley 16% 8% → Sheldon Sheldon 8% 7% → Worthington Worthington 7% 4% → Spencer Spencer 4% 3% → Spirit Lake Spirit Lake 3% 2% → Ashton Ashton 2% Ocheyedan · 3% stay
150jobs based in Ocheyedan
3%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ocheyedan

City in Iowa, United States

Ocheyedan is a city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. The population was 439 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
439
Area
1.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,575 ft
ZIP code
51354

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