Photo: Adm58 at English Wikipedia · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Kellogg works elsewhere
Employers in Kellogg report 34 jobs; 275 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Kellogg; the top destination outside it is Newton (20%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, next to 20 for Iowa and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Kellogg in brief
Kellogg by day and by night
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Kellogg on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Kellogg commutes to
Where Kellogg clocks in
20% 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.
Jobs in Kellogg: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kellogg, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 34. 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 Kellogg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kellogg spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kellogg workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Kellogg
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.
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 Kellogg: questions
What is the median household income in Kellogg?
$36,944 (±$17,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kellogg?
25.3%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kellogg?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kellogg work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newton (20%, 7 mi), Grinnell (20%, 10 mi), Des Moines (8%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kellogg without a car?
1% 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 Kellogg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kellogg
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.