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Jobs & commute in Lockridge

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lockridge works elsewhere

The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, where Iowa has 20 and the U.S. 26. Lockridge has 15 jobs, and 111 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lockridge; the top destination outside it is Fairfield (35%, 11 miles).

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

15 jobs based here
Household income
$114K
median · Iowa $75K
Poverty
1.8%
Iowa 11.1%
Unemployment
2.0%
Iowa 3.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
34 min
Iowa 20 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 111 working residents
Work from home
13%
Iowa 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Lockridge on a workday afternoon

On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

110live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday140
240live here− 110head out to work+ 14come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Lockridge on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Commuting out of Lockridge: the destinations

MilanLockridgeBirminghamKeosauqua: 2 residents work here (2%)CentervilleWashington: 4 residents work here (4%)Fairfield: 39 residents work here (35%)Mount Pleasant: 6 residents work here (5%)KeokukPella: 2 residents work here (2%)Ottumwa: 5 residents work here (5%)Urbandale: 2 residents work here (2%)Marshalltown: 2 residents work here (2%)Ames: 3 residents work here (3%)Des Moines: 3 residents work here (3%)FairfieldMount PleasantOttumwaWashingtonAmesDes MoinesLockridge
1
Fairfield11.3 mi away
35%39
2
Mount Pleasant10.8 mi away
5%6
3
Ottumwa35.1 mi away
5%5
4
Washington21.2 mi away
4%4
5
Ames120.2 mi away
3%3
6
Des Moines104.5 mi away
3%3
7
Keosauqua21 mi away
2%2
8
Pella67 mi away
2%2
9
Urbandale114.3 mi away
2%2
10
Marshalltown93.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%43
The top trips

Where Lockridge clocks in

35% of workers
11.3 mi awayFairfield39 Lockridge residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
10.8 mi awayMount Pleasant6 Lockridge residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Ottumwa
5% of workers
35.1 mi awayOttumwa5 Lockridge residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

In Lockridge, 67% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in LockridgeJobs Lockridge residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms67%31%
Trade, transport & utilities33%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month60%32%
Over $3,333 a month20%51%

Who does it

29 or younger13%23%
30 to 5467%49%
55 and older20%29%
−42%

Jobs based in Lockridge, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 15. 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 Lockridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 34 minutes to work from Lockridge

A year of commuting
258 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lockridge34 min
Iowa20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

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

About 1 in 10
How Lockridge gets to work
83%Drive alone
14%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 251 commuters (the 13% 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

The distance from Lockridge to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFairfield: 35% · 11.3 miMount Pleasant: 5% · 10.8 miOttumwa: 5% · 35.1 miWashington: 4% · 21.2 miAmes: 3% · 120.2 miDes Moines: 3% · 104.5 miKeosauqua: 2% · 21 miPella: 2% · 67 miUrbandale: 2% · 114.3 miMarshalltown: 2% · 93.5 miFairfield 35%Mount Pleasant 5%Ottumwa 5%Washington 4%Ames 3%Lockridge
LockridgeTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi4 residents
57%10–24 mi63 residents
10%25–50 mi11 residents
30%Over 50 mi33 residents

About 30% 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 Lockridge: questions

What is the median household income in Lockridge?

$113,750 (±$49,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lockridge?

1.8%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lockridge?

34 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lockridge work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (35%, 11 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 11 mi), Ottumwa (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Lockridge

Lockridge home →
$195Ktypical home
HousingLive where you work?Home values, rent & the market in Lockridge
34min commute
HandbookGetting around LockridgeRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in IAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.