Work & commute · Williamsburg

Work & commute in Williamsburg, IA

About one in 5 of Williamsburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Iowa City (17%), Cedar Rapids (8%) and North Liberty (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

325 of 1,572 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 1,247 Williamsburg residents head out of town to work, 325 work right here, and 1,499 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Williamsburg.

1,247live here, work elsewhere

325live and work here

1,499work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Williamsburg goes to work

Williamsburg (in town)right here

21%325

Iowa City24.9 mi away

17%260

Cedar Rapids26.7 mi away

8%125

North Liberty21.4 mi away

4%62

Coralville21.6 mi away

4%59

Homestead9.7 mi away

3%52

Des Moines82.8 mi away

3%48

Marengo9.2 mi away

2%32

Grinnell37 mi away

1%21

Tiffin18.5 mi away

1%19

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%569

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

How far

How far Williamsburg commutes

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

30%

34%

18%

19%

30%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Williamsburg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Williamsburg are

1,824 jobs are based in Williamsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williamsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Williamsburg

1,824 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Williamsburg residents hold

1,572 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+2%

Jobs based in Williamsburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,788 → 1,824. 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.