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Jobs & commute in Millerton

Most of Millerton commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Iowa 11%). 3 jobs are based in Millerton; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Millerton; the top destination outside it is Corydon (29%, 6 miles).

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

Day and night

In and out of Millerton on a workday

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night38
Workday27
38live here− 14head out to work+ 3come in to work= 27on a workday

About 27 people are in Millerton on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs 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

The towns that employ Millerton’s residents

MillertonHumeston: 1 residents work here (7%)Corydon: 4 residents work here (29%)Chariton: 1 residents work here (7%)Centerville: 1 residents work here (7%)Johnston: 1 residents work here (7%)Cedar Rapids: 1 residents work here (7%)Des Moines: 1 residents work here (7%)Sioux City: 1 residents work here (7%)CorydonHumestonCharitonCentervilleJohnstonCedar RapidsMillerton
1
Corydon6.4 mi away
29%4
2
Humeston10 mi away
7%1
3
Chariton11.6 mi away
7%1
4
Centerville24.2 mi away
7%1
5
Johnston62.1 mi away
7%1
6
Cedar Rapids114.2 mi away
7%1
7
Des Moines52.4 mi away
7%1
8
Sioux City195.5 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%3
The top trips

Where Millerton 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.

The jobs

In Millerton, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in MillertonJobs Millerton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%29%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month100%50%

Who does it

29 or younger0%29%
30 to 54100%50%
55 and older0%21%

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 Millerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Millerton: about 15 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
113 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Millerton15 min
Iowa20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Millerton gets to work
88%Drive alone
12%Carpool

Share of the 24 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

Half of Millerton commutes less than 8 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCorydon: 29% · 6.4 miHumeston: 7% · 10 miChariton: 7% · 11.6 miCenterville: 7% · 24.2 miJohnston: 7% · 62.1 miCedar Rapids: 7% · 114.2 miDes Moines: 7% · 52.4 miSioux City: 7% · 195.5 miCorydon 29%Humeston 7%Chariton 7%Centerville 7%Johnston 7%Millerton
MillertonTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi7 residents
21%10–24 mi3 residents
0%25–50 mi0 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 Millerton: questions

What is the median household income in Millerton?

$89,375 (±$44,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Millerton?

6.8%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Millerton?

15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Millerton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corydon (29%, 6 mi), Humeston (7%, 10 mi), Chariton (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Millerton

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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.