Work & commute · Ralston

Work & commute in Ralston, IA

Most working residents leave Ralston for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Carroll (29%), Perry (6%) and Willey (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 34 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 34 Ralston residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ralston.

34live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

19work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ralston goes to work

Carroll12.2 mi away

29%10

Perry30.9 mi away

6%2

Willey10.8 mi away

3%1

Graettinger82.8 mi away

3%1

Ogden30.8 mi away

3%1

Panora27.8 mi away

3%1

Sioux Center106.1 mi away

3%1

Denison37.2 mi away

3%1

Marion156.1 mi away

3%1

Ames51.7 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%14

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

How far

How far Ralston commutes

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

50%

15%

32%

3%Under 10 mi

50%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ralston is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ralston are

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

Jobs based in Ralston

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month11%

Over $3,333 a month84%

Jobs Ralston residents hold

34 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−17%

Jobs based in Ralston, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 19. 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.