Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Braddyville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
34 jobs are based in Braddyville, and 61 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Braddyville for work; outside it, Clarinda is the main destination (34%, 11 miles). 1% of workers have no commute at all; Iowa has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Braddyville on a workday
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Braddyville on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
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 Braddyville work
Where Braddyville clocks in
34% of workers
15% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Braddyville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braddyville, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 34. 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 Braddyville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Braddyville’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braddyville workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 84 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across Iowa: 86% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Braddyville
About 31% 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.
Next door to Braddyville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Braddyville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddyville | – | — | — | 28 min | $58,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Braddyville’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 Braddyville: questions
What is the median household income in Braddyville?
$58,438 (±$17,284) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braddyville?
7.1%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braddyville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braddyville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clarinda (34%, 11 mi), Shenandoah (15%, 22 mi), Council Bluffs (7%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Braddyville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braddyville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braddyville
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.