Most of Hanlontown commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Hanlontown report 5 jobs; 82 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hanlontown itself; outside it, Mason City draws the most (20%, 13 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, next to 20 for Iowa and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Hanlontown by day
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Hanlontown on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Hanlontown’s residents
Where Hanlontown clocks in
20% of workers
16% of workers
12% 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.
80% of the jobs in Hanlontown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanlontown, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 5. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanlontown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hanlontown: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanlontown workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 10% 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.
Hanlontown’s commute, mile by mile
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 Hanlontown: questions
What is the median household income in Hanlontown?
$72,813 (±$14,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanlontown?
1.6%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanlontown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanlontown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mason City (20%, 13 mi), Forest City (16%, 13 mi), Lake Mills (12%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hanlontown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanlontown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanlontown
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.