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Jobs & commute in Nekoma

About half of Nekoma’s working residents commute to Davenport

The Census job records count 4 working residents of Nekoma and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Nekoma itself; outside it, Davenport draws the most (50%, 34 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Nekoma, and who commutes in

On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

4live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night49
Workday45
49live here− 4head out to work+ 0come in to work= 45on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Nekoma’s residents

Monmouth: 1 residents work here (25%)Davenport: 2 residents work here (50%)Oxford Township: 1 residents work here (25%)NekomaDavenportMonmouthOxford TownshipNekoma
1
Davenport, IA34.1 mi away
50%2
2
Monmouth29.5 mi away
25%1
3
Oxford Township9.9 mi away
25%1
The top trips

Where Nekoma 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Nekoma

10 mi25 mi40 miDavenport: 50% · 34.1 miMonmouth: 25% · 29.5 miOxford Township: 25% · 9.9 miDavenport 50%Monmouth 25%Oxford Township 25%Nekoma
NekomaTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi1 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
75%25–50 mi3 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 Nekoma: questions

What is the median household income in Nekoma?

$18,719 (±$540) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Nekoma?

0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Nekoma work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Nekoma

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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.