At 2.0%, unemployment in Iona is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Iona for work; outside it, Fort Myers is the main destination (11%, 11 miles). The two grades for Iona are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 25% of workers have no commute at all; Florida has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Iona in brief
A lot of Iona works from home
25% of Iona workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Iona has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Iona went from 2,678 in 2013 to 3,902 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
Iona’s workforce skews older
39% of Iona’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Iona’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Iona is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #202 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Iona’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($66,827, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Iona could be anywhere from B− to A−.
From Iona, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Iona workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,970 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jobs in Iona: what the 3,902 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Iona, 2013 → 2023: 2,678 → 3,902. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Iona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Iona goes to work
About 34% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How many people are in Iona by day
On a workday 4,447 residents head out to work, 337 work right here, and 3,565 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Iona work
Where Iona clocks in
11% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most trips from Iona start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Iona is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #285 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,966 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 33% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.3% of Iona households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Iona’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Iona is 952nd of 2,059 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | Lake Mary FL | 16,789 | $109K | 3.5% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 199 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 950 | Vandalia OH | 15,014 | $73K | 9.0% | 3.6% | 12% | B+ |
| 951 | Green Township OH | 12,277 | $73K | 11.2% | 2.2% | 17% | B+ |
| 952 | Iona FL | 13,631 | $67K | 8.2% | 2.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 953 | Overlea MD | 13,035 | $89K | 9.1% | 5.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 954 | Finneytown OH | 12,506 | $83K | 8.9% | 4.9% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,059 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Iona, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
How Iona compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Punta Rassa (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Iona workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | – | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $66,827 |
| Punta Rassa | 2% | B | — | 32 min | $91,000 |
| McGregor | under 2% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $104,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Iona’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Iona: questions
What is the median household income in Iona?
$66,827 (±$5,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Iona?
8.2%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Iona?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Iona work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Myers (11%, 11 mi), Cape Coral (5%, 9 mi), Villas (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Iona walkable?
Iona is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Iona without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Iona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Iona
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.