There are 2.0 jobs in Carlton Township for every working resident, and 24 people commute in
Hardly any stay in Carlton Township for work; outside it, Miller is the main destination (17%, 18 miles). 24 jobs are based in Carlton Township, against 12 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Carlton Township on a workday
On a workday 12 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 32 people are in Carlton Township on a workday afternoon, 60% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 send workers to Carlton Township
Where Carlton Township clocks in
8% 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.
Carlton Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carlton Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 24. 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 Carlton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Carlton Township
About 50% 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.
Carlton Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carlton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Holden Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Linn Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Wheaton Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Florence Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holden Township, Linn Township, Wheaton Township and Florence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carlton Township’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 Carlton Township: questions
Where do people who live in Carlton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (17%, 18 mi), Coralville (8%, 424 mi), Sanborn (8%, 154 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carlton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlton Township
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.