Jobs and the daily commute in Rathbun
The Census job records count 14 working residents of Rathbun and no jobs based in it. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 11% across Iowa. Hardly any work in Rathbun itself; outside it, Des Moines draws the most (14%, 65 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rathbun by day and by night
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Rathbun on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Rathbun’s residents
Where Rathbun clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in Rathbun
of Rathbun workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Rathbun
About 57% 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.
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 Rathbun: questions
What is the median household income in Rathbun?
$71,875 (±$21,412) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rathbun?
6.7%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rathbun work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Des Moines (14%, 65 mi), Cincinnati (7%, 12 mi), Tipton (7%, 113 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rathbun without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rathbun, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rathbun
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.