Work & commute · St. Joseph

Work & commute in St. Joseph, IA

Most working residents leave St. Joseph for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Algona (20%), Whittemore (13%) and Lone Rock (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 15 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

38%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15 St. Joseph residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in St. Joseph.

15live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where St. Joseph goes to work

Algona11.3 mi away

20%3

Whittemore14.3 mi away

13%2

Lone Rock21.8 mi away

7%1

Graettinger34.5 mi away

7%1

Pocahontas25.2 mi away

7%1

Independence122.2 mi away

7%1

Mason City54.5 mi away

7%1

Hayfield, MN96.9 mi away

7%1

Shakopee, MN133.9 mi away

7%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%3

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

How far

How far St. Joseph commutes

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

60%

13%

27%

0%Under 10 mi

60%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

St. Joseph is a commuter town

0.67jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in St. Joseph are

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

Jobs based in St. Joseph

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month90%

Jobs St. Joseph residents hold

15 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month40%

−17%

Jobs based in St. Joseph, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 10. 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.