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Latest news about work in Ames, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Ames, Iowa was 50,767 / 56,814
Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Educational services | 30.7% (8,876) | 29.1% (4,544) | 32.6% (4,332) |
| Accommodation and food services | 8.2% (2,360) | 7.7% (1,207) | 8.7% (1,153) |
| Health care | 6.4% (1,847) | 3.0% (465) | 10.4% (1,382) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 6.0% (1,729) | 7.5% (1,167) | 4.2% (562) |
| Public administration | 4.6% (1,317) | 4.6% (724) | 4.5% (593) |
| Construction | 4.2% (1,215) | 6.3% (989) | 1.7% (226) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.4% (990) | 3.3% (521) | 3.5% (469) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.7% (779) | 3.1% (490) | 2.2% (289) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.4% (688) | 1.7% (262) | 3.2% (426) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.0% (587) | 2.0% (315) | 2.0% (272) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.0% (573) | 1.8% (275) | 2.2% (298) |
| Social assistance | 1.9% (558) | 0.4% (66) | 3.7% (492) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.9% (553) | 1.5% (238) | 2.4% (315) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.9% (538) | 1.7% (264) | 2.1% (274) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.4% (401) | 2.2% (336) | 0.5% (65) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.4% (391) | 1.5% (237) | 1.2% (154) |
| Machinery | 1.3% (386) | 2.2% (341) | 0.3% (45) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.1% (331) | 1.0% (150) | 1.4% (181) |
| Food | 1.0% (278) | 1.0% (153) | 0.9% (125) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.9% (268) | 1.4% (224) | 0.3% (44) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (267) | 0.1% (23) | 1.8% (244) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (250) | 1.4% (213) | 0.3% (37) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (222) | 1.1% (166) | 0.4% (56) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (221) | 1.2% (187) | 0.3% (34) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.6% (160) | 0.6% (95) | 0.5% (65) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.5% (156) | 0.3% (45) | 0.8% (111) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (146) | 0.8% (117) | 0.2% (29) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.5% (140) | 0.6% (96) | 0.3% (44) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (138) | 0.5% (73) | 0.5% (65) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.5% (136) | 0.2% (30) | 0.8% (106) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.4% (115) | 0.3% (48) | 0.5% (67) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.4% (114) | 0.3% (49) | 0.5% (65) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.4% (113) | 0.7% (107) | 0.0% (6) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (108) | 0.4% (61) | 0.4% (47) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.4% (107) | 0.5% (74) | 0.2% (33) |
| Utilities | 0.4% (104) | 0.5% (80) | 0.2% (24) |
| Truck transportation | 0.3% (94) | 0.4% (67) | 0.2% (27) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (89) | 0.4% (70) | 0.1% (19) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.3% (88) | 0.5% (80) | 0.1% (8) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (83) | 0.4% (57) | 0.2% (26) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (82) | 0.5% (75) | 0.1% (7) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.3% (81) | 0.4% (70) | 0.1% (11) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.3% (80) | 0.2% (24) | 0.4% (56) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (76) | 0.2% (33) | 0.3% (43) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (76) | 0.1% (14) | 0.5% (62) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (72) | 0.3% (42) | 0.2% (30) |
| Paper | 0.2% (67) | 0.3% (45) | 0.2% (22) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.2% (60) | 0.2% (29) | 0.2% (31) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (59) | 0.3% (41) | 0.1% (18) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (57) | 0.4% (57) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.2% (55) | 0.2% (37) | 0.1% (18) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (48) | 0.3% (40) | 0.1% (8) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (46) | 0.2% (31) | 0.1% (15) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (43) | 0.3% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.1% (42) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (42) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (42) | 0.3% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.1% (39) | 0.3% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
| Music stores | 0.1% (36) | 0.2% (31) | 0.0% (5) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.1% (29) | 0.1% (14) | 0.1% (15) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (28) | 0.1% (22) | 0.0% (6) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (27) | 0.2% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.1% (21) | 0.1% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.1% (20) | 0.1% (16) | 0.0% (4) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (18) | 0.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (16) | 0.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
|---|
Occupation | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Postsecondary teachers | 10.2% (2,937) | 11.8% (1,847) | 8.2% (1,090) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 4.2% (1,206) | 2.3% (366) | 6.3% (840) |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 4.0% (1,155) | 4.2% (650) | 3.8% (505) |
| Computer specialists | 3.9% (1,131) | 5.8% (897) | 1.8% (234) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 3.4% (981) | 3.6% (569) | 3.1% (412) |
| Life and physical scientists | 3.2% (926) | 4.3% (676) | 1.9% (250) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 2.9% (836) | 0.4% (65) | 5.8% (771) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 2.7% (785) | 2.1% (332) | 3.4% (453) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 2.5% (729) | 2.8% (442) | 2.2% (287) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 2.4% (702) | 1.1% (172) | 4.0% (530) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 2.4% (696) | 0.9% (134) | 4.2% (562) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 2.4% (692) | 3.0% (472) | 1.7% (220) |
| Cashiers | 2.4% (682) | 1.6% (251) | 3.2% (431) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 2.2% (623) | 1.5% (239) | 2.9% (384) |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians | 2.1% (607) | 2.5% (394) | 1.6% (213) |
| Engineers | 2.0% (582) | 3.2% (497) | 0.6% (85) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 1.8% (533) | 2.2% (343) | 1.4% (190) |
| Business operations specialists | 1.7% (503) | 1.3% (197) | 2.3% (306) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 1.7% (488) | 2.4% (370) | 0.9% (118) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 1.7% (477) | 0.5% (75) | 3.0% (402) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 1.6% (464) | 1.3% (207) | 1.9% (257) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 1.6% (450) | 2.7% (418) | 0.2% (32) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 1.4% (404) | 0.9% (139) | 2.0% (265) |
| Customer service representatives | 1.4% (401) | 0.9% (148) | 1.9% (253) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 1.4% (393) | 0.6% (88) | 2.3% (305) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 1.3% (362) | 1.3% (202) | 1.2% (160) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 1.3% (362) | 2.3% (362) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 1.2% (357) | 1.5% (231) | 0.9% (126) |
| Child care workers | 1.2% (346) | 0.1% (18) | 2.5% (328) |
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 1.2% (345) | 1.3% (210) | 1.0% (135) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 1.2% (343) | 1.2% (184) | 1.2% (159) |
| Agricultural workers including supervisors | 1.1% (329) | 1.5% (236) | 0.7% (93) |
| Registered nurses | 1.0% (289) | 0.2% (27) | 2.0% (262) |
| Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers | 1.0% (280) | 1.1% (176) | 0.8% (104) |
| Top executives | 1.0% (279) | 1.3% (198) | 0.6% (81) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.9% (272) | 0.1% (16) | 1.9% (256) |
| Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians | 0.9% (257) | 1.1% (169) | 0.7% (88) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 0.9% (252) | 1.5% (230) | 0.2% (22) |
| Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers | 0.8% (244) | 1.1% (175) | 0.5% (69) |
| Art and design workers | 0.8% (238) | 0.7% (114) | 0.9% (124) |
| Accountants and auditors | 0.8% (236) | 0.8% (119) | 0.9% (117) |
| Carpenters | 0.8% (217) | 1.4% (211) | 0.0% (6) |
| Other protective service workers including supervisors | 0.7% (214) | 0.9% (148) | 0.5% (66) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 0.7% (203) | 0.2% (31) | 1.3% (172) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.7% (199) | 0.4% (64) | 1.0% (135) |
| Operations specialties managers except financial managers | 0.7% (191) | 0.9% (137) | 0.4% (54) |
| Librarians, curators, and archivists | 0.6% (182) | 0.5% (71) | 0.8% (111) |
| Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.6% (179) | 0.1% (18) | 1.2% (161) |
| Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations | 0.6% (178) | 0.5% (73) | 0.8% (105) |
| Religious workers | 0.6% (171) | 0.7% (106) | 0.5% (65) |
| Construction laborers | 0.6% (170) | 0.9% (147) | 0.2% (23) |
| Assemblers and fabricators | 0.6% (168) | 0.9% (146) | 0.2% (22) |
| Secondary school teachers | 0.5% (151) | 0.3% (41) | 0.8% (110) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 0.5% (146) | 0.9% (146) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 0.5% (140) | 0.9% (135) | 0.0% (5) |
| Food processing workers | 0.5% (138) | 0.6% (86) | 0.4% (52) |
| Social scientists and related workers | 0.5% (135) | 0.5% (79) | 0.4% (56) |
| Financial managers | 0.5% (130) | 0.4% (66) | 0.5% (64) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 0.4% (122) | 0.8% (122) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other financial specialists | 0.4% (120) | 0.4% (58) | 0.5% (62) |
| Farmers and farm managers | 0.4% (112) | 0.7% (107) | 0.0% (5) |
| Personal appearance workers | 0.4% (104) | 0.1% (9) | 0.7% (95) |
| Architects, surveyors, and cartographers | 0.4% (104) | 0.6% (99) | 0.0% (5) |
| Printing workers | 0.3% (101) | 0.3% (40) | 0.5% (61) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 0.3% (92) | 0.4% (68) | 0.2% (24) |
| Bus drivers | 0.3% (92) | 0.5% (75) | 0.1% (17) |
| Therapists | 0.3% (88) | 0.1% (21) | 0.5% (67) |
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | 0.3% (85) | 0.5% (78) | 0.1% (7) |
| Electricians | 0.3% (76) | 0.5% (76) | 0.0% (0) |
| Physicians and surgeons | 0.3% (73) | 0.2% (38) | 0.3% (35) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 0.2% (54) | 0.1% (12) | 0.3% (42) |
| Other transportation workers | 0.2% (51) | 0.3% (43) | 0.1% (8) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 0.2% (49) | 0.2% (38) | 0.1% (11) |
| Lawyers | 0.1% (43) | 0.2% (35) | 0.1% (8) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.1% (42) | 0.3% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers | 0.1% (42) | 0.2% (35) | 0.1% (7) |
| Rail and water transportation workers | 0.1% (39) | 0.3% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mathematical science occupations | 0.1% (36) | 0.2% (30) | 0.0% (6) |
| Plant and system operators | 0.1% (35) | 0.2% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 0.1% (34) | 0.2% (34) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers | 0.1% (31) | 0.1% (16) | 0.1% (15) |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 0.1% (29) | 0.2% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Woodworkers | 0.1% (25) | 0.2% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.1% (19) | 0.1% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 21.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.0%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 1.7% (504) | | Iowa: | 4.2% (60,690) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 2.2% (366) | | Iowa: | 5.1% (38,128) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 1.0% (138) | | Iowa: | 3.2% (22,562) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 1.0% (311) | | Iowa: | 3.1% (45,361) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 1.1% (180) | | Iowa: | 3.9% (29,712) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 0.9% (131) | | Iowa: | 2.2% (15,649) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 1.7% (505) | | Iowa: | 5.3% (76,343) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 1.7% (286) | | Iowa: | 5.8% (43,894) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 1.6% (219) | | Iowa: | 4.7% (32,449) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 2.9% (890) | | Iowa: | 8.3% (120,702) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 3.5% (567) | | Iowa: | 10.4% (78,624) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 2.3% (323) | | Iowa: | 6.0% (42,078) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 8.0% (2,444) | | Iowa: | 12.0% (174,670) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 9.0% (1,486) | | Iowa: | 13.9% (105,111) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 6.8% (958) | | Iowa: | 10.0% (69,559) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 11.2% (3,404) | | Iowa: | 14.8% (214,039) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 11.8% (1,943) | | Iowa: | 14.9% (112,294) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 10.4% (1,461) | | Iowa: | 14.6% (101,745) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 14.5% (4,407) | | Iowa: | 15.8% (229,744) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 13.3% (2,191) | | Iowa: | 12.9% (97,354) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 15.8% (2,216) | | Iowa: | 19.0% (132,390) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 10.9% (3,319) | | Iowa: | 9.0% (130,686) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 9.7% (1,593) | | Iowa: | 8.0% (60,402) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 12.3% (1,726) | | Iowa: | 10.1% (70,284) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 7.6% (2,310) | | Iowa: | 4.0% (57,524) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 7.9% (1,296) | | Iowa: | 3.0% (22,971) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 7.2% (1,014) | | Iowa: | 5.0% (34,553) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 8.8% (2,671) | | Iowa: | 4.5% (64,948) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 9.0% (1,477) | | Iowa: | 3.6% (27,219) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 8.5% (1,194) | | Iowa: | 5.4% (37,729) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 4.6% (1,410) | | Iowa: | 2.0% (29,696) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 3.9% (633) | | Iowa: | 1.5% (11,622) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 5.5% (777) | | Iowa: | 2.6% (18,074) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 2.9% (880) | | Iowa: | 1.3% (18,733) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 2.4% (396) | | Iowa: | 1.2% (8,786) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 3.5% (484) | | Iowa: | 1.4% (9,947) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Ames: | 13.3% (4,049) | | Iowa: | 8.1% (117,676) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 13.5% (2,220) | | Iowa: | 7.9% (59,406) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 13.1% (1,829) | | Iowa: | 8.4% (58,270) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Ames: | 10.9% (3,328) | | Iowa: | 7.5% (109,477) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Ames: | 10.9% (1,790) | | Iowa: | 7.8% (58,593) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Ames: | 11.0% (1,538) | | Iowa: | 7.3% (50,884) |
| Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 1.5% (423) | | Iowa: | 3.2% (47,736) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 0.7% (198) | | Iowa: | 2.9% (42,797) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 2.0% (563) | | Iowa: | 4.6% (68,195) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 3.1% (881) | | Iowa: | 7.5% (110,529) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 7.2% (2,039) | | Iowa: | 11.2% (164,470) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 11.0% (3,116) | | Iowa: | 14.2% (208,547) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 19.8% (5,608) | | Iowa: | 17.7% (260,172) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Ames: | 10.7% (3,034) | | Iowa: | 8.3% (121,843) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 5.8% (1,650) | | Iowa: | 3.6% (53,363) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 8.1% (2,289) | | Iowa: | 3.6% (53,533) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 3.4% (971) | | Iowa: | 1.7% (25,691) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Ames: | 1.9% (539) | | Iowa: | 0.9% (13,464) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Ames: | 10.1% (2,866) | | Iowa: | 8.0% (117,038) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Ames: | 11.4% (3,224) | | Iowa: | 7.7% (112,601) |
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.1%
Number of people working at home: 896 (3.2% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,028 (+15.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 22,997 (81.3%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)
Working at home in 2008 - Ames
Working at home in 2008 - Iowa
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)
Working at home in 2000 - Ames
Working at home in 2000 - Iowa
Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ames: | 4.7% (1,778) | | Iowa: | 7.5% (109,196) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 4.2% (823) | | Iowa: | 7.6% (57,463) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 5.2% (955) | | Iowa: | 7.5% (51,733) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ames: | 20.0% (7,595) | | Iowa: | 18.6% (269,452) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 20.0% (3,956) | | Iowa: | 17.6% (133,341) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 20.0% (3,639) | | Iowa: | 19.7% (136,111) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ames: | 26.1% (9,931) | | Iowa: | 19.0% (275,640) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 26.0% (5,150) | | Iowa: | 18.7% (141,628) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 26.2% (4,781) | | Iowa: | 19.4% (134,012) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ames: | 17.3% (6,573) | | Iowa: | 16.5% (239,033) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 17.6% (3,485) | | Iowa: | 16.0% (121,113) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 16.9% (3,088) | | Iowa: | 17.0% (117,920) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ames: | 12.4% (4,699) | | Iowa: | 13.2% (191,667) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 12.8% (2,526) | | Iowa: | 13.1% (99,113) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 11.9% (2,173) | | Iowa: | 13.4% (92,554) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ames: | 4.3% (1,652) | | Iowa: | 5.5% (79,447) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 3.7% (739) | | Iowa: | 5.4% (41,106) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 5.0% (913) | | Iowa: | 5.5% (38,341) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ames: | 6.9% (2,629) | | Iowa: | 8.6% (125,185) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 6.4% (1,259) | | Iowa: | 9.2% (69,550) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 7.5% (1,370) | | Iowa: | 8.0% (55,635) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Ames: | 1.3% (488) | | Iowa: | 1.8% (26,581) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 1.1% (216) | | Iowa: | 1.9% (14,346) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 1.5% (272) | | Iowa: | 1.8% (12,235) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Ames: | 1.7% (649) | | Iowa: | 2.1% (29,847) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 1.7% (336) | | Iowa: | 2.2% (16,801) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 1.7% (313) | | Iowa: | 1.9% (13,046) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ames: | 3.2% (1,221) | | Iowa: | 3.8% (55,165) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 3.8% (751) | | Iowa: | 4.2% (32,011) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 2.6% (470) | | Iowa: | 3.3% (23,154) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ames: | 1.3% (485) | | Iowa: | 2.0% (28,680) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 1.6% (315) | | Iowa: | 2.5% (18,609) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 0.9% (170) | | Iowa: | 1.5% (10,071) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ames: | 0.8% (314) | | Iowa: | 1.3% (19,423) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Ames: | 1.2% (234) | | Iowa: | 1.6% (12,281) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Ames: | 0.4% (80) | | Iowa: | 1.0% (7,142) |
| Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ames: | 6.1% (1,712) | | Iowa: | 6.8% (100,616) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ames: | 24.8% (7,031) | | Iowa: | 18.5% (271,589) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ames: | 30.5% (8,628) | | Iowa: | 19.3% (283,804) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ames: | 15.5% (4,399) | | Iowa: | 16.0% (234,745) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ames: | 6.5% (1,838) | | Iowa: | 12.5% (183,539) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ames: | 1.3% (379) | | Iowa: | 4.6% (67,775) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ames: | 3.4% (951) | | Iowa: | 7.6% (111,454) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Ames: | 0.9% (260) | | Iowa: | 1.5% (22,220) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Ames: | 1.6% (443) | | Iowa: | 1.7% (24,880) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ames: | 4.3% (1,219) | | Iowa: | 3.4% (49,913) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ames: | 1.1% (312) | | Iowa: | 2.0% (28,703) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ames: | 0.8% (229) | | Iowa: | 1.4% (20,741) |
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Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
| Ames: | 84.2% (1,448) | | Iowa: | 60.2% (9,050) |
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Ames: | 87.8% (22,539) | | Iowa: | 81.8% (1,133,018) |
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
| Ames: | 14.0% (241) | | Iowa: | 22.4% (3,361) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Ames: | 5.5% (1,413) | | Iowa: | 11.2% (155,193) |
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
| Ames: | 1.0% (17) | | Iowa: | 7.5% (1,131) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Ames: | 4.7% (1,202) | | Iowa: | 3.5% (48,782) |
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
| Ames: | 0.8% (14) | | Iowa: | 9.8% (1,479) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Ames: | 2.1% (527) | | Iowa: | 3.5% (47,965) |
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Ames
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Ames (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Ames (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Iowa
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Iowa (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Iowa (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Ames
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Iowa
Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
| Ames: | 71.1% (27,411) | | Iowa: | 78.7% (1,199,904) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Ames: | 70.1% (14,079) | | Iowa: | 78.0% (619,797) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Ames: | 72.3% (13,332) | | Iowa: | 79.5% (580,107) |
Carpooled:
| Ames: | 8.9% (3,421) | | Iowa: | 9.9% (150,913) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Ames: | 8.8% (1,762) | | Iowa: | 10.4% (82,346) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Ames: | 9.0% (1,659) | | Iowa: | 9.4% (68,567) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Ames: | 6.6% (2,536) | | Iowa: | 1.2% (17,646) |
Bus or trolley bus - Males:
| Ames: | 6.7% (1,350) | | Iowa: | 1.0% (7,554) |
Bus or trolley bus - Females:
| Ames: | 6.4% (1,186) | | Iowa: | 1.4% (10,092) |
Streetcar or trolley car:
| Ames: | 0.0% (11) | | Iowa: | 0.0% (64) |
Streetcar or trolley car - Males:
| Ames: | 0.1% (11) | | Iowa: | 0.0% (64) |
Bicycle:
| Ames: | 1.7% (646) | | Iowa: | 0.4% (6,062) |
Bicycle - Males:
| Ames: | 2.1% (429) | | Iowa: | 0.5% (4,059) |
Bicycle - Females:
| Ames: | 1.2% (217) | | Iowa: | 0.3% (2,003) |
Walked:
| Ames: | 9.7% (3,726) | | Iowa: | 4.0% (61,446) |
Walked - Males:
| Ames: | 9.8% (1,960) | | Iowa: | 4.2% (33,222) |
Walked - Females:
| Ames: | 9.6% (1,766) | | Iowa: | 3.9% (28,224) |
Other means:
| Ames: | 0.7% (263) | | Iowa: | 0.9% (13,281) |
Other means - Males:
| Ames: | 1.0% (199) | | Iowa: | 1.3% (10,320) |
Other means - Females:
| Ames: | 0.3% (64) | | Iowa: | 0.4% (2,961) |
| Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
| Ames: | 65.4% (18,507) | | Iowa: | 78.6% (1,155,008) |
Carpooled:
| Ames: | 9.1% (2,588) | | Iowa: | 10.8% (158,699) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Ames: | 6.0% (1,709) | | Iowa: | 0.9% (13,917) |
Taxicab:
| Ames: | 0.0% (11) | | Iowa: | 0.0% (730) |
Motorcycle:
| Ames: | 0.1% (31) | | Iowa: | 0.1% (766) |
Bicycle:
| Ames: | 2.5% (716) | | Iowa: | 0.4% (5,244) |
Walked:
| Ames: | 13.2% (3,740) | | Iowa: | 4.0% (58,088) |
Other means:
| Ames: | 0.3% (99) | | Iowa: | 0.5% (7,153) |
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Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Ames: | 87.7% (18,507) | | Iowa: | 87.9% (1,155,008) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Ames: | 9.8% (2,076) | | Iowa: | 9.8% (128,891) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Ames: | 1.3% (269) | | Iowa: | 1.4% (18,510) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Ames: | 0.8% (162) | | Iowa: | 0.5% (6,602) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Ames: | 0.1% (30) | | Iowa: | 0.2% (2,434) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Ames: | 0.2% (51) | | Iowa: | 0.2% (2,262) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Ames: | 49.1% (14,176) | | Iowa: | 66.6% (992,122) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Ames: | 51.3% (8,002) | | Iowa: | 69.4% (541,460) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Ames: | 46.5% (6,174) | | Iowa: | 63.5% (450,662) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Ames: | 1.7% (495) | | Iowa: | 3.0% (44,330) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Ames: | 2.2% (343) | | Iowa: | 4.3% (33,311) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Ames: | 1.1% (152) | | Iowa: | 1.6% (11,019) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Ames: | 7.2% (2,089) | | Iowa: | 8.2% (121,940) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Ames: | 5.1% (797) | | Iowa: | 4.4% (34,485) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Ames: | 9.7% (1,292) | | Iowa: | 12.3% (87,455) |
Local government workers:
| Ames: | 6.0% (1,731) | | Iowa: | 6.1% (90,430) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Ames: | 4.4% (683) | | Iowa: | 4.9% (37,971) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Ames: | 7.9% (1,048) | | Iowa: | 7.4% (52,459) |
State government workers:
| Ames: | 28.7% (8,298) | | Iowa: | 5.8% (85,726) |
State government workers - Males:
| Ames: | 29.2% (4,557) | | Iowa: | 4.5% (35,484) |
State government workers - Females:
| Ames: | 28.2% (3,741) | | Iowa: | 7.1% (50,242) |
Federal government workers:
| Ames: | 3.2% (919) | | Iowa: | 1.8% (27,176) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Ames: | 3.6% (561) | | Iowa: | 1.8% (14,242) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Ames: | 2.7% (358) | | Iowa: | 1.8% (12,934) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Ames: | 3.8% (1,099) | | Iowa: | 8.2% (121,579) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Ames: | 3.8% (597) | | Iowa: | 10.3% (80,293) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Ames: | 3.8% (502) | | Iowa: | 5.8% (41,286) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Ames: | 0.3% (76) | | Iowa: | 0.4% (6,513) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Ames: | 0.4% (57) | | Iowa: | 0.4% (3,416) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Ames: | 0.1% (19) | | Iowa: | 0.4% (3,097) |
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