Cedar Rapids at work: jobs, income and the commute
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole. Hardly any work in Cedar Rapids; the top destination outside it is Hawkins (12%, 8 miles). The Census job records count 17 working residents of Cedar Rapids and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Cedar Rapids by day
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Cedar Rapids on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
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.
Where the trip to work from Cedar Rapids ends
Where Cedar Rapids clocks in
12% 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.
Working from home in Cedar Rapids
of Cedar Rapids workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
How far Cedar Rapids goes to work
About 35% 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.
Around Cedar Rapids: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Rapids workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | – | — | — | — | $93,750 |
| Big Falls | under 6% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| South Fork | under 6% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| True | under 6% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Winter | under 6% | C− | C− | 32 min | $72,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Falls, South Fork and True: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Rapids’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 Cedar Rapids: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Rapids?
$93,750 (±$53,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Rapids?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cedar Rapids work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hawkins (12%, 8 mi), Ladysmith (12%, 15 mi), Chippewa Falls (12%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Rapids without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Rapids, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Rapids
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.