Climbing Hill at work: jobs, income and the commute
Climbing Hill has 39 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Iowa as a whole has 11%. Hardly any work in Climbing Hill; the top destination outside it is Sioux City (36%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Climbing Hill, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6 people are in Climbing Hill on a workday afternoon, 87% 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.
Commuting out of Climbing Hill: the destinations
Where Climbing Hill clocks in
36% of workers
3% 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.
Working from home in Climbing Hill
of Climbing Hill workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 0% 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.
Climbing Hill’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 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 Climbing Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Climbing Hill?
$87,500 (±$43,271) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Climbing Hill?
0.0%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Climbing Hill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux City (36%, 19 mi), South Sioux City (8%, 19 mi), Sloan (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Climbing Hill 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 Climbing Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Climbing Hill
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.