Huxley has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Huxley A; getting around on foot earns it C. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns. Only 8% stay in Huxley for work; outside it, Ames is the main destination (24%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Huxley apart
Jobs in Huxley have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Huxley went from 588 in 2013 to 1,243 in 2023, +111%. The jobs ↓
Huxley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Iowa. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Huxley’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Huxley is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #7 of 140 in Iowa. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Huxley could be anywhere from A− to A+.
33% of the jobs in Huxley make or build things
1,243 jobs are based in Huxley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huxley, 2013 → 2023: 588 → 1,243. 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 Huxley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Huxley: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Huxley workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,883 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.
The daily commute in and out of Huxley
On a workday 1,958 residents head out to work, 161 work right here, and 1,082 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Huxley on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Huxley ends
Where Huxley clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
How far it is to work from Huxley
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.
Most of Huxley commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Huxley is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #132 of 140 in Iowa. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.4% across Iowa.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,102 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.9% of Huxley households have no vehicle (Iowa 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Huxley’s commuters take a bus or train.
235th of 3,867: where Huxley ranks among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 155 | Solon IA | 3,345 | $113K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Asbury IA | 6,035 | $125K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 233 | Mather CA | 4,520 | $146K | 2.8% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| 234 | Oakland FL | 3,774 | $152K | 7.2% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| 235 | Huxley IA | 4,715 | $112K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 8% | A |
| 236 | Weldon Spring MO | 5,301 | $159K | 0.7% | 4.2% | 2% | A |
| 237 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 318 | Windsor Heights IA | 5,059 | $92K | 6.2% | 1.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Huxley, the top three, the last and three more from Iowa.
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 Huxley: questions
What is the median household income in Huxley?
$112,094 (±$14,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Huxley?
4.5%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Huxley?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Huxley work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ames (24%, 9 mi), Des Moines (13%, 22 mi), Ankeny (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Huxley walkable?
Huxley is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Huxley without a car?
0% 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 Huxley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huxley
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.