Photo: RifeIdeas · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Raymond is a commute to Waterloo
Employers in Raymond report 54 jobs for 351 working residents. Hardly any work in Raymond itself; outside it, Waterloo draws the most (48%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (Iowa 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Raymond at work: what stands out
Nearly half of Raymond works in Waterloo
170 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Waterloo, 6.4 miles away. That’s far more as work in Raymond itself. The commute map ↓
Raymond is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Raymond, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raymond has about 450 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Raymond’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 24 minutes, longer than the Iowa average of 20. 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 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Raymond ends
Where Raymond clocks in
48% of workers
17% of workers
3% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Raymond
On a workday 350 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Raymond on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
Raymond’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raymond workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 394 commuters (the 8% 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.
What Raymond’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raymond, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 54. 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 Raymond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Raymond
About 17% 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 Raymond compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raymond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | – | — | — | 24 min | $76,711 |
| Elk Run Heights | under 1% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $76,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Raymond’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 Raymond: questions
What is the median household income in Raymond?
$76,711 (±$17,407) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raymond?
4.3%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raymond?
24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raymond work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waterloo (48%, 6 mi), Cedar Falls (17%, 12 mi), Cedar Rapids (3%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Raymond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raymond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raymond
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.