Work & commute · West Chester

Work & commute in West Chester, IA

Most working residents leave West Chester for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (14%), Iowa City (14%) and Wellman (10%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 59 working residents

Typical commute

24 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 59 West Chester residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Chester.

59live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Chester goes to work

Washington7 mi away

14%8

Iowa City26.4 mi away

14%8

Wellman9 mi away

10%6

Kalona11.8 mi away

7%4

Riverside16.1 mi away

5%3

Fairfield24.3 mi away

3%2

North Liberty29.8 mi away

3%2

Ankeny96.1 mi away

3%2

Springfield, IL156.4 mi away

2%1

Houghton39.9 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%22

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

How far

How far West Chester commutes

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

27%

25%

29%

19%

27%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Chester 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 West Chester are

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

Jobs based in West Chester

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities90%

Services (health, schools, offices…)10%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs West Chester residents hold

59 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−91%

Jobs based in West Chester, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 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.