Photo: Richc80 · CC BY-SA 3.0How Wheatland works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, next to 20 for Iowa and 26 for the U.S. Only 8% work in Wheatland itself; outside it, Davenport draws the most (21%, 23 miles). Wheatland has 234 jobs, against 337 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Wheatland: the gist
Wheatland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wheatland is Davenport, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (71) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wheatland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 20 across Iowa. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 84 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 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Wheatland
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 long Wheatland spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheatland workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 381 commuters (the 6% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Wheatland
On a workday 311 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 208 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Wheatland on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.69 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 Wheatland’s residents
Where Wheatland clocks in
21% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Wheatland: what the 234 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatland, 2013 → 2023: 193 → 234. 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 Wheatland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Wheatland: questions
What is the median household income in Wheatland?
$39,167 (±$20,360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheatland?
2.5%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheatland?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheatland work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (21%, 23 mi), DeWitt (15%, 15 mi), Clinton (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheatland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatland
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.