Work & commute · Thor

Work & commute in Thor, IA

Most working residents leave Thor for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Humboldt (25%), Fort Dodge (15%) and Dakota City (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 65 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 65 Thor residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Thor.

65live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

19work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Thor goes to work

Humboldt9.2 mi away

25%16

Fort Dodge13.9 mi away

15%10

Dakota City7.9 mi away

6%4

Eagle Grove7.6 mi away

6%4

Goldfield7.4 mi away

3%2

Clarion16.5 mi away

3%2

Des Moines80.3 mi away

3%2

Titonka37.9 mi away

2%1

Renwick10.2 mi away

2%1

Windsor Heights76.8 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%22

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

How far

How far Thor commutes

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

45%

29%

17%

45%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Thor is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Thor are

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

Jobs based in Thor

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities53%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less42%

$1,251–$3,333 a month11%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Thor residents hold

65 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month72%

−30%

Jobs based in Thor, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 19. 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.