Work & commute · Russell

Work & commute in Russell, IA

Most working residents leave Russell for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Chariton (18%), Des Moines (6%) and West Des Moines (4%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 212 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 211 Russell residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Russell.

211live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Russell goes to work

Chariton6.2 mi away

18%39

Des Moines46.1 mi away

6%12

West Des Moines49.6 mi away

4%9

Knoxville23.9 mi away

4%8

Ottumwa40.7 mi away

3%7

Osceola30.8 mi away

3%6

Albia21 mi away

2%5

Indianola32.5 mi away

2%5

Newton50.2 mi away

2%5

Oskaloosa36.3 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%112

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

How far

How far Russell commutes

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

26%

12%

24%

37%

26%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Russell is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Russell are

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

Jobs based in Russell

17 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Russell residents hold

212 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−76%

Jobs based in Russell, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 17. 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.