How Chatsworth works: jobs, income and commuting
No jobs are based in Chatsworth in the Census job records; 30 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Chatsworth itself; outside it, Hawarden draws the most (23%, 6 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, where Iowa has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Chatsworth on a workday
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Chatsworth on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Chatsworth’s working residents head each day
Where Chatsworth clocks in
23% of workers
17% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Chatsworth
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chatsworth workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far it is to work from Chatsworth
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Chatsworth: questions
What is the median household income in Chatsworth?
$44,375 (±$6,709) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chatsworth?
13.0%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chatsworth?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chatsworth work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hawarden (23%, 6 mi), Sioux Center (17%, 21 mi), Rock Valley (13%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Chatsworth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chatsworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chatsworth
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.