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Jobs & commute in Conesville

Conesville has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 6 jobs in Conesville; 193 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Conesville for work; outside it, Muscatine is the main destination (36%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 1% of workers, next to 11% for Iowa as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Conesville

On a workday 193 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

193live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night350
Workday170
350live here− 190head out to work+ 6come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Conesville on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Conesville ends

Galesburg: 3 residents work here (2%)ConesvilleWest Liberty: 4 residents work here (2%)Riverside: 2 residents work here (1%)Columbus Junction: 2 residents work here (1%)Wilton: 4 residents work here (2%)IndependenceKeokuk: 2 residents work here (1%)Burlington: 2 residents work here (1%)Muscatine: 69 residents work here (36%)Iowa City: 11 residents work here (6%)Des MoinesDavenport: 14 residents work here (7%)MuscatineDavenportIowa CityWest LibertyWiltonGalesburgConesville
1
Muscatine14.8 mi away
36%69
2
Davenport40.4 mi away
7%14
3
Iowa City21.3 mi away
6%11
4
West Liberty14.1 mi away
2%4
5
Wilton22.1 mi away
2%4
6
Galesburg, IL58.6 mi away
2%3
7
Riverside13.6 mi away
1%2
81%2
9
Keokuk67.1 mi away
1%2
10
Burlington41.3 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%80
The top trips

Where Conesville clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Conesville’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in ConesvilleJobs Conesville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%41%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%22%
Over $3,333 a month17%63%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 5433%51%
55 and older67%23%
+100%

Jobs based in Conesville, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 6. 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 Conesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Conesville: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
182 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Conesville24 min
Iowa20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

of Conesville workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Conesville gets to work
85%Drive alone
8%Carpool
6%Walk

Share of the 263 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.

How far

Half of Conesville commutes less than 17 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMuscatine: 36% · 14.8 miDavenport: 7% · 40.4 miIowa City: 6% · 21.3 miWest Liberty: 2% · 14.1 miWilton: 2% · 22.1 miGalesburg: 2% · 58.6 miRiverside: 1% · 13.6 miColumbus Junction: 1% · 7 miKeokuk: 1% · 67.1 miBurlington: 1% · 41.3 miMuscatine 36%Davenport 7%Iowa City 6%West Liberty 2%Conesville
ConesvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi20 residents
59%10–24 mi114 residents
17%25–50 mi33 residents
13%Over 50 mi26 residents

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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Conesville: questions

What is the median household income in Conesville?

$68,750 (±$60,249) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Conesville?

18.6%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Conesville?

24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Conesville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muscatine (36%, 15 mi), Davenport (7%, 40 mi), Iowa City (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Conesville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Conesville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Conesville

Conesville home →

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.