Work and commuting in Douds
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 11% for Iowa as a whole. Hardly any stay in Douds for work; outside it, Fairfield is the main destination (21%, 12 miles). 40 jobs are based in Douds, and 52 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Douds
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 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 (0.77 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.
Commuting out of Douds: the destinations
Where Douds clocks in
21% of workers
17% of workers
6% 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.
Douds makes things: 58% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Douds, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 40. 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 Douds’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Douds
of Douds workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 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.
How far Douds goes to work
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 Douds
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Douds workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douds | – | — | — | — | — |
| Leando | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leando: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Douds’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 Douds: questions
What is the poverty rate in Douds?
41.6%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Douds work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (21%, 12 mi), Keosauqua (17%, 10 mi), Mount Pleasant (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Douds without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Douds, from the people who make the trip.
More of Douds
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.