Work & commute · Renwick

Work & commute in Renwick, IA

Most working residents leave Renwick for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Humboldt (19%), Fort Dodge (12%) and Eagle Grove (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 104 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 102 Renwick residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Renwick.

102live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

69work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Renwick goes to work

Humboldt14.3 mi away

19%20

Fort Dodge24 mi away

12%12

Eagle Grove11.8 mi away

6%6

Algona21.4 mi away

6%6

Goldfield7.1 mi away

4%4

Clarion14.3 mi away

4%4

Des Moines88.7 mi away

4%4

Dakota City13.1 mi away

3%3

Livermore10.6 mi away

2%2

Renwick (in town)right here

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%41

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

How far

How far Renwick commutes

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

11%

59%

22%

11%Under 10 mi

59%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Renwick is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Renwick are

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

Jobs based in Renwick

71 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)68%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)7%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month77%

Jobs Renwick residents hold

104 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+15%

Jobs based in Renwick, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 71. 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.