Work & commute · Whittemore

Work & commute in Whittemore, IA

Most working residents leave Whittemore for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Algona (37%), West Bend (4%) and Humboldt (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 197 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 193 Whittemore residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Whittemore.

193live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

56work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Whittemore goes to work

Algona9.8 mi away

37%73

West Bend7.2 mi away

4%8

Humboldt25.6 mi away

3%6

Des Moines111.1 mi away

3%5

Whittemore (in town)right here

2%4

Mason City62.1 mi away

2%4

Bancroft19 mi away

2%3

Nevada87.1 mi away

2%3

Fort Dodge40.3 mi away

2%3

Johnston101.3 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%85

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

How far

How far Whittemore commutes

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

40%

23%

12%

25%

40%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Whittemore is a commuter town

0.30jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Whittemore are

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

Jobs based in Whittemore

60 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Whittemore residents hold

197 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

−39%

Jobs based in Whittemore, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 60. 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.