Work & commute · Woodburn

Work & commute in Woodburn, IA

Most working residents leave Woodburn for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Des Moines (19%), Osceola (18%) and West Des Moines (7%). Half commute less than 40 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 72 working residents

Typical commute

40 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 72 Woodburn residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Woodburn.

72live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

1work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Woodburn goes to work

Des Moines38.8 mi away

19%14

Osceola10.1 mi away

18%13

West Des Moines38.5 mi away

7%5

Murray18.5 mi away

3%2

Clive42.9 mi away

3%2

Indianola24.4 mi away

3%2

Ottumwa61.2 mi away

3%2

Cedar Rapids119.1 mi away

3%2

Chicago, IL311.5 mi away

1%1

Martensdale26.1 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%28

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

How far

How far Woodburn commutes

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

14%

18%

49%

18%

14%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

49%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Woodburn is a commuter town

0.01jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Woodburn are

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

Jobs based in Woodburn

1 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less100%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Woodburn residents hold

72 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month67%

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.