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Jobs & commute in Imogene

Where Imogene earns its living

No jobs are based in Imogene in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Iowa 11%). Hardly any stay in Imogene for work; outside it, Shenandoah is the main destination (36%, 9 miles).

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

Day and night

Imogene by day and by night

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night37
Workday23
37live here− 14head out to work+ 0come in to work= 23on a workday

About 23 people are in Imogene on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Imogene ends

ImogeneBreda: 1 residents work here (7%)Hamburg: 1 residents work here (7%)West Liberty: 1 residents work here (7%)Oakland: 1 residents work here (7%)Glenwood: 1 residents work here (7%)Shenandoah: 5 residents work here (36%)Red Oak: 1 residents work here (7%)Ames: 1 residents work here (7%)Kearney: 1 residents work here (7%)ShenandoahBredaHamburgWest LibertyOaklandGlenwoodImogene
1
Shenandoah8.8 mi away
36%5
2
Breda93.3 mi away
7%1
3
Hamburg22.3 mi away
7%1
4
West Liberty221.8 mi away
7%1
5
Oakland30.2 mi away
7%1
6
Glenwood19.9 mi away
7%1
7
Red Oak14.3 mi away
7%1
8
Ames122.7 mi away
7%1
9
Kearney, NE191.5 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%1
The top trips

Where Imogene 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Imogene

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Imogene gets to work
78%Drive alone
22%Carpool

Share of the 9 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Imogene

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miShenandoah: 36% · 8.8 miBreda: 7% · 93.3 miHamburg: 7% · 22.3 miWest Liberty: 7% · 221.8 miOakland: 7% · 30.2 miGlenwood: 7% · 19.9 miRed Oak: 7% · 14.3 miAmes: 7% · 122.7 miKearney: 7% · 191.5 miShenandoah 36%Breda 7%Hamburg 7%West Liberty 7%Oakland 7%Imogene
ImogeneTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi5 residents
29%10–24 mi4 residents
7%25–50 mi1 residents
29%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 29% 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 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 Imogene: questions

What is the median household income in Imogene?

$68,125 (±$20,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Imogene?

4.1%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Imogene work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shenandoah (36%, 9 mi), Breda (7%, 93 mi), Hamburg (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Imogene 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 Imogene, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Imogene

Imogene 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.