Work & commute · Walford

Work & commute in Walford, IA

Most working residents leave Walford for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (47%), Iowa City (4%) and Des Moines (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 688 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 687 Walford residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 326 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Walford.

687live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

326work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Walford goes to work

Cedar Rapids9.7 mi away

47%326

Iowa City21.9 mi away

4%28

Des Moines94.2 mi away

2%17

Hiawatha14.2 mi away

2%16

Marion16.9 mi away

2%16

Atkins8 mi away

2%14

North Liberty14.7 mi away

1%10

Coralville17.4 mi away

1%9

Dubuque71.7 mi away

1%9

West Des Moines103.2 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%235

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

How far

How far Walford commutes

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

33%

46%

18%

33%Under 10 mi

46%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Walford is a commuter town

0.48jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Walford are

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

Jobs based in Walford

327 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities36%

Services (health, schools, offices…)26%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Walford residents hold

688 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+263%

Jobs based in Walford, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 327. 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.