About two in three of Lakeside’s working residents commute to Storm Lake
Employers in Lakeside report 7 jobs, against 363 working residents. At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Iowa 11%). The average commute takes 13 minutes each way, 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: Lakeside in brief
More than half of Lakeside works in Storm Lake
254 working residents, 70%, have their main job in Storm Lake, 2 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Lakeside itself. The commute map ↓
Lakeside is a place people come home to
There are 7 jobs based in Lakeside, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lakeside has about 330 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Lakeside residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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; with 363 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Lakeside’s residents
Where Lakeside clocks in
70% of workers
4% 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.
Who works in Lakeside, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 363 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Lakeside on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
0.02 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lakeside
About 19% 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.
71% of the jobs in Lakeside pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeside, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 7. 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 Lakeside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 13 minutes in Lakeside
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeside workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 4% 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.
Next door is work for 70% of Lakeside
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside | – | — | — | 13 min | $106,250 |
| Storm Lake | 70% | C+ | A− | 10 min | $62,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Storm Lake. Darker towns draw more of Lakeside’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 Lakeside: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeside?
$106,250 (±$33,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeside?
2.7%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeside?
13 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeside work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Lakeside 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 Lakeside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeside
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.