Work & commute · Sandusky

Work & commute in Sandusky, IA

Most working residents leave Sandusky for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Keokuk (42%), Fort Madison (15%) and West Burlington (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 137 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 137 Sandusky residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sandusky.

137live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sandusky goes to work

Keokuk3.1 mi away

42%57

Fort Madison11.8 mi away

15%21

West Burlington27.8 mi away

3%4

Davenport86.5 mi away

3%4

Macomb, IL37.1 mi away

2%3

Mount Pleasant36.1 mi away

2%3

Iowa City83.4 mi away

2%3

Cedar Rapids105.4 mi away

2%3

Montrose5.1 mi away

1%2

Coralville86.7 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%35

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

How far

How far Sandusky commutes

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

47%

22%

24%

47%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sandusky is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sandusky are

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

Jobs based in Sandusky

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Sandusky residents hold

137 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−45%

Jobs based in Sandusky, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 12. 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.