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Jobs & commute in Hamlet

Davenport draws about half of Hamlet’s working residents

There are 1 jobs in Hamlet for 4 working residents. Hardly any work in Hamlet; the top destination outside it is Davenport (50%, 18 miles).

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

Day and night

Who leaves Hamlet for work, and who comes in

On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

4live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.25 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 commute map

Where Hamlet goes to work

Aledo: 1 residents work here (25%)Riverdale: 1 residents work here (25%)Davenport: 2 residents work here (50%)Richland Grove TownshipHamletDavenportAledoRiverdaleHamlet
1
Davenport, IA18.2 mi away
50%2
2
Aledo7.8 mi away
25%1
3
Riverdale, IA20.9 mi away
25%1
The top trips

Where Hamlet 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Hamlet

Jobs based in HamletJobs Hamlet residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%75%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices100%0%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%0%
Over $3,333 a month100%100%

Who does it

29 or younger100%25%
30 to 540%75%
55 and older0%0%

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 Hamlet’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Hamlet

10 mi25 mi30 miDavenport: 50% · 18.2 miAledo: 25% · 7.8 miRiverdale: 25% · 20.9 miDavenport 50%Aledo 25%Riverdale 25%Hamlet
HamletTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi1 residents
75%10–24 mi3 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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 Hamlet: questions

Where do people who live in Hamlet work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Hamlet

Hamlet home →

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.