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Jobs & commute in Maynard

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Maynard works elsewhere

103 jobs are based in Maynard for 259 working residents. Only 4% stay in Maynard for work; outside it, Waterloo is the main destination (14%, 31 miles). Home is the office for 2% of workers (Iowa 11%).

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

103 jobs based here
Household income
$56K
median · Iowa $75K
Poverty
8.9%
Iowa 11.1%
Unemployment
0.3%
Iowa 3.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
25 min
Iowa 20 · U.S. 26
Work in town
4%
11 of 259 working residents
Work from home
2%
Iowa 11% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

Getting to work from Maynard, in brief

31 mito the top workplace, Waterloo25 minaverage commute · IA 20

Maynard’s biggest commute is a long one

The top workplace outside Maynard is Waterloo, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (36) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓

Maynard workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 20 across Iowa. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 38 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; with 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · How far

How far it is to work from Maynard

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWaterloo: 14% · 30.9 miOelwein: 11% · 7.2 miIndependence: 5% · 21.5 miFairbank: 4% · 12.6 miSumner: 4% · 12.3 miCedar Falls: 3% · 34.1 miCedar Rapids: 3% · 56.8 miDubuque: 2% · 62.5 miMason City: 2% · 71.7 miWaterloo 14%Oelwein 11%Independence 5%Fairbank 4%Sumner 4%Maynard
MaynardTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi52 residents
24%10–24 mi61 residents
29%25–50 mi76 residents
27%Over 50 mi70 residents

About 27% 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.

Time on the road

A commute of about 25 minutes in Maynard

A year of commuting
190 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Maynard25 min
Iowa20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Maynard gets to work
86%Drive alone
9%Carpool
3%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 275 commuters (the 2% 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.

Day and night

Maynard on a workday afternoon

On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.

248live here, work elsewhere
11live and work here
92work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night460
Workday310
460live here− 250head out to work+ 92come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Maynard on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.40jobs 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 Maynard: the destinations

BeamanSt. LucasWestgateElginFairbank: 10 residents work here (4%)MaynardFayetteSumner: 10 residents work here (4%)West UnionOelwein: 29 residents work here (11%)Independence: 13 residents work here (5%)Dubuque: 5 residents work here (2%)Cedar Falls: 9 residents work here (3%)Mason City: 4 residents work here (2%)Cedar Rapids: 9 residents work here (3%)Waterloo: 36 residents work here (14%)WaterlooOelweinIndependenceFairbankSumnerCedar FallsMaynard
1
Waterloo30.9 mi away
14%36
2
Oelwein7.2 mi away
11%29
3
Independence21.5 mi away
5%13
4
Maynard (in town)right here
4%11
5
Fairbank12.6 mi away
4%10
6
Sumner12.3 mi away
4%10
7
Cedar Falls34.1 mi away
3%9
8
Cedar Rapids56.8 mi away
3%9
9
Dubuque62.5 mi away
2%5
10
Mason City71.7 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%123
The top trips

Where Maynard clocks in

14% of workers
30.9 mi awayWaterloo36 Maynard residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11% of workers
7.2 mi awayOelwein29 Maynard residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Independence
5% of workers
21.5 mi awayIndependence13 Maynard 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 Maynard, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in MaynardJobs Maynard residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms3%28%
Trade, transport & utilities13%22%
Services: health, schools, offices84%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%24%
Over $3,333 a month48%60%

Who does it

29 or younger15%24%
30 to 5450%47%
55 and older36%29%
−6%

Jobs based in Maynard, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 103. 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 Maynard’s own residents hold wherever they work.

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 Maynard: questions

What is the median household income in Maynard?

$55,583 (±$16,258) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Maynard?

8.9%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Maynard?

25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Maynard work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waterloo (14%, 31 mi), Oelwein (11%, 7 mi), Independence (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Maynard without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Maynard, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.