Work & commute · Sperry

Work & commute in Sperry, IA

Most working residents leave Sperry for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Burlington (20%), Mediapolis (12%) and West Burlington (12%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 49 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 49 Sperry residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sperry.

49live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

23work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sperry goes to work

Burlington10.9 mi away

20%10

Mediapolis3.1 mi away

12%6

West Burlington9.8 mi away

12%6

Middletown10.7 mi away

6%3

Mount Pleasant20.1 mi away

4%2

Davenport50.3 mi away

4%2

Chicago, IL190 mi away

2%1

Durant46 mi away

2%1

Brooklyn85.2 mi away

2%1

Sigourney60 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%16

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

How far

How far Sperry commutes

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

29%

43%

10%

18%

29%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sperry is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sperry are

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

Jobs based in Sperry

23 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Sperry residents hold

49 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month67%

−53%

Jobs based in Sperry, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 23. 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.