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Work & commute · Scarville

Work & commute in Scarville, IA

Most working residents leave Scarville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lake Mills (24%), Mason City (17%) and Forest City (10%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 29 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 29 Scarville residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Scarville.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Scarville goes to work

ScarvilleFertileBuffalo CenterLelandGrundy CenterLake MillsBelmondForest CityNorth LibertyWaverlyPleasant HillClear LakeMason CityTrumanLake MillsMason CityForest CityFertileBuffalo CenterBelmondNorth LibertyWaverlyPleasant HillClear LakeScarville
1
Lake Mills5.7 mi away
24%7
2
Mason City30.7 mi away
17%5
3
Forest City14.8 mi away
10%3
4
Fertile17.4 mi away
3%1
5
Buffalo Center17.2 mi away
3%1
6
Belmond43.2 mi away
3%1
7
North Liberty157 mi away
3%1
8
Waverly77.7 mi away
3%1
9
Pleasant Hill129.5 mi away
3%1
10
Clear Lake26.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%7

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

How far

How far Scarville commutes

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

29%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
29%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Scarville is a commuter town

0.17jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Scarville are

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

Jobs based in Scarville

5 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities40%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less60%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Scarville residents hold

29 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)52%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)38%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month55%
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.

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