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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Cherokee, Iowa was 5,369 / 4,663

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care14.4% (374)6.6% (88)22.6% (286)
Food12.5% (325)20.0% (267)4.6% (58)
Construction9.5% (248)15.8% (212)2.8% (36)
Food and beverage stores7.3% (190)6.9% (92)7.7% (98)
Educational services5.2% (136)3.7% (49)6.9% (87)
Public administration4.4% (115)3.6% (48)5.3% (67)
Accommodation and food services3.8% (98)2.4% (32)5.2% (66)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers3.0% (77)3.0% (40)2.9% (37)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.8% (74)4.2% (56)1.4% (18)
Finance and insurance2.5% (66)2.0% (27)3.1% (39)
Professional, scientific, and technical services2.5% (64)2.0% (27)2.9% (37)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.3% (61)1.1% (15)3.6% (46)
Personal and laundry services2.1% (55)0.9% (12)3.4% (43)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting2.0% (51)2.2% (30)1.7% (21)
Social assistance2.0% (51)1.5% (20)2.4% (31)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.9% (49)1.3% (18)2.4% (31)
Apparel1.7% (45)1.3% (18)2.1% (27)
Machinery1.7% (43)3.2% (43)0.0% (0)
Truck transportation1.5% (39)2.9% (39)0.0% (0)
U. S. Postal service1.0% (26)0.6% (8)1.4% (18)
Warehousing and storage1.0% (25)1.9% (25)0.0% (0)
Private households0.9% (24)0.0% (0)1.9% (24)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.8% (22)1.1% (15)0.6% (7)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.8% (21)0.8% (11)0.8% (10)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.8% (21)0.9% (12)0.7% (9)
Plastics and rubber products0.8% (20)0.8% (11)0.7% (9)
Utilities0.8% (20)1.5% (20)0.0% (0)
Textile mills and textile products0.7% (18)0.0% (0)1.4% (18)
Wood products0.7% (17)1.3% (17)0.0% (0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.7% (17)0.6% (8)0.7% (9)
Retail florists0.7% (17)0.0% (0)1.3% (17)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.7% (17)0.0% (0)1.3% (17)
Repair and maintenance0.7% (17)1.3% (17)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.6% (16)1.2% (16)0.0% (0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.6% (16)0.5% (7)0.7% (9)
Metal and metal products0.6% (15)0.0% (0)1.2% (15)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.6% (15)0.0% (0)1.2% (15)
Real estate and rental and leasing0.5% (13)0.0% (0)1.0% (13)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5% (13)1.0% (13)0.0% (0)
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores0.4% (11)0.0% (0)0.9% (11)
Transportation equipment0.4% (10)0.0% (0)0.8% (10)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4% (10)0.7% (10)0.0% (0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.3% (9)0.0% (0)0.7% (9)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (8)0.6% (8)0.0% (0)
Leather and allied products0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Printing and related support activities0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.3% (7)0.5% (7)0.0% (0)
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers0.2% (6)0.0% (0)0.5% (6)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations6.1% (158)6.7% (90)5.4% (68)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers5.6% (147)8.3% (111)2.8% (36)
Food processing workers5.4% (142)8.3% (111)2.4% (31)
Laborers and material movers, hand5.1% (132)4.9% (66)5.2% (66)
Other production occupations including supervisors4.8% (126)6.7% (90)2.8% (36)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers4.6% (119)8.9% (119)0.0% (0)
Secretaries and administrative assistants4.4% (115)0.0% (0)9.1% (115)
Cashiers4.1% (106)3.3% (44)4.9% (62)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides3.1% (81)2.4% (32)3.9% (49)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers2.8% (73)1.1% (15)4.6% (58)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists2.7% (71)1.8% (24)3.7% (47)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors2.7% (70)1.8% (24)3.6% (46)
Health technologists and technicians2.6% (68)0.0% (0)5.4% (68)
Registered nurses2.6% (67)0.7% (10)4.5% (57)
Construction laborers2.4% (62)4.0% (54)0.6% (8)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers2.3% (61)1.8% (24)2.9% (37)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers2.1% (54)1.9% (26)2.2% (28)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.8% (47)1.3% (17)2.4% (30)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors1.8% (47)1.3% (17)2.4% (30)
Metal workers and plastic workers1.7% (44)3.3% (44)0.0% (0)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand1.6% (42)3.1% (42)0.0% (0)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers1.5% (39)2.9% (39)0.0% (0)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.5% (38)2.8% (38)0.0% (0)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers1.3% (35)0.0% (0)2.8% (35)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.3% (33)0.7% (9)1.9% (24)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors1.2% (31)2.3% (31)0.0% (0)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing1.2% (30)1.7% (23)0.6% (7)
Child care workers1.2% (30)0.0% (0)2.4% (30)
Agricultural workers including supervisors1.2% (30)0.7% (9)1.7% (21)
Waiters and waitresses1.1% (29)0.4% (6)1.8% (23)
Retail sales workers except cashiers1.1% (28)0.4% (6)1.7% (22)
Carpenters1.0% (27)2.0% (27)0.0% (0)
Business operations specialists0.9% (24)0.5% (7)1.3% (17)
Other financial specialists0.9% (24)0.7% (9)1.2% (15)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors0.9% (24)1.4% (19)0.4% (5)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.9% (23)0.0% (0)1.8% (23)
Financial managers0.8% (22)1.1% (15)0.6% (7)
Electricians0.7% (19)1.4% (19)0.0% (0)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors0.7% (19)0.0% (0)1.5% (19)
Customer service representatives0.7% (18)0.0% (0)1.4% (18)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers0.7% (17)0.6% (8)0.7% (9)
Lawyers0.7% (17)1.3% (17)0.0% (0)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.6% (16)0.0% (0)1.3% (16)
Assemblers and fabricators0.6% (16)1.2% (16)0.0% (0)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.6% (15)1.1% (15)0.0% (0)
Accountants and auditors0.6% (15)0.0% (0)1.2% (15)
Painters and paperhangers0.5% (14)0.0% (0)1.1% (14)
Farmers and farm managers0.5% (12)0.9% (12)0.0% (0)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.5% (12)0.9% (12)0.0% (0)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.4% (10)0.0% (0)0.8% (10)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives0.3% (9)0.0% (0)0.7% (9)
Bus drivers0.3% (9)0.7% (9)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.3% (8)0.6% (8)0.0% (0)
Other healthcare support occupations0.3% (8)0.0% (0)0.6% (8)
Postsecondary teachers0.3% (8)0.0% (0)0.6% (8)
Media and communication equipment workers0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Art and design workers0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Life and physical scientists0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Legal support workers0.3% (7)0.0% (0)0.6% (7)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.2% (6)0.4% (6)0.0% (0)
Top executives0.2% (6)0.4% (6)0.0% (0)
Other construction workers and helpers0.2% (6)0.4% (6)0.0% (0)
Personal appearance workers0.2% (6)0.0% (0)0.5% (6)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.2% (6)0.4% (6)0.0% (0)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

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.:
Cherokee:

8.7% (202)
Iowa:

4.2% (60,690)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    11.2% (150)
    Iowa:

    5.1% (38,128)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    5.3% (52)
    Iowa:

    3.2% (22,562)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

3.6% (83)
Iowa:

3.1% (45,361)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    3.5% (47)
    Iowa:

    3.9% (29,712)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    3.7% (36)
    Iowa:

    2.2% (15,649)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

5.5% (127)
Iowa:

5.3% (76,343)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    7.7% (103)
    Iowa:

    5.8% (43,894)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    2.4% (24)
    Iowa:

    4.7% (32,449)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

7.9% (183)
Iowa:

8.3% (120,702)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    12.4% (166)
    Iowa:

    10.4% (78,624)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    1.7% (17)
    Iowa:

    6.0% (42,078)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

10.7% (248)
Iowa:

12.0% (174,670)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    8.4% (113)
    Iowa:

    13.9% (105,111)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    13.7% (135)
    Iowa:

    10.0% (69,559)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

13.6% (317)
Iowa:

14.8% (214,039)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    13.8% (185)
    Iowa:

    14.9% (112,294)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    13.4% (132)
    Iowa:

    14.6% (101,745)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

13.8% (321)
Iowa:

15.8% (229,744)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    14.4% (193)
    Iowa:

    12.9% (97,354)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    13.0% (128)
    Iowa:

    19.0% (132,390)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

7.9% (183)
Iowa:

9.0% (130,686)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    2.5% (33)
    Iowa:

    8.0% (60,402)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    15.3% (150)
    Iowa:

    10.1% (70,284)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

5.2% (120)
Iowa:

4.0% (57,524)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    1.8% (24)
    Iowa:

    3.0% (22,971)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    9.8% (96)
    Iowa:

    5.0% (34,553)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

3.3% (76)
Iowa:

4.5% (64,948)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    4.9% (66)
    Iowa:

    3.6% (27,219)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    1.0% (10)
    Iowa:

    5.4% (37,729)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

2.6% (61)
Iowa:

2.0% (29,696)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.4% (5)
    Iowa:

    1.5% (11,622)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    5.7% (56)
    Iowa:

    2.6% (18,074)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Cherokee:

9.2% (214)
Iowa:

8.1% (117,676)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    12.1% (163)
    Iowa:

    7.9% (59,406)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    5.2% (51)
    Iowa:

    8.4% (58,270)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Cherokee:

8.2% (191)
Iowa:

7.5% (109,477)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Cherokee:

    7.1% (96)
    Iowa:

    7.8% (58,593)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Cherokee:

    9.7% (95)
    Iowa:

    7.3% (50,884)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

4.2% (108)
Iowa:

3.2% (47,736)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

3.9% (100)
Iowa:

2.9% (42,797)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

6.1% (157)
Iowa:

4.6% (68,195)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

7.5% (191)
Iowa:

7.5% (110,529)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

7.4% (189)
Iowa:

11.2% (164,470)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

11.0% (282)
Iowa:

14.2% (208,547)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

16.1% (412)
Iowa:

17.7% (260,172)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Cherokee:

11.1% (283)
Iowa:

8.3% (121,843)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

3.3% (85)
Iowa:

3.6% (53,363)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

4.8% (122)
Iowa:

3.6% (53,533)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

1.3% (34)
Iowa:

1.7% (25,691)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Cherokee:

1.5% (39)
Iowa:

0.9% (13,464)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Cherokee:

9.8% (250)
Iowa:

8.0% (117,038)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Cherokee:

10.5% (268)
Iowa:

7.7% (112,601)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.2%
Number of people working at home: 41 (1.6% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,314 (+24.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,004 (78.3%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Cherokee

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 - Cherokee

Working at home in 2000 - Iowa

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Cherokee:

8.8% (287)
Iowa:

7.5% (109,196)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    7.2% (121)
    Iowa:

    7.6% (57,463)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    10.5% (166)
    Iowa:

    7.5% (51,733)
5 to 9 minutes:
Cherokee:

34.2% (1,118)
Iowa:

18.6% (269,452)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    30.8% (519)
    Iowa:

    17.6% (133,341)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    37.8% (599)
    Iowa:

    19.7% (136,111)
10 to 14 minutes:
Cherokee:

17.2% (563)
Iowa:

19.0% (275,640)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    21.8% (368)
    Iowa:

    18.7% (141,628)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    12.3% (195)
    Iowa:

    19.4% (134,012)
15 to 19 minutes:
Cherokee:

13.7% (447)
Iowa:

16.5% (239,033)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    14.2% (239)
    Iowa:

    16.0% (121,113)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    13.1% (208)
    Iowa:

    17.0% (117,920)
20 to 24 minutes:
Cherokee:

9.5% (311)
Iowa:

13.2% (191,667)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    8.4% (141)
    Iowa:

    13.1% (99,113)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    10.7% (170)
    Iowa:

    13.4% (92,554)
25 to 29 minutes:
Cherokee:

2.8% (93)
Iowa:

5.5% (79,447)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    1.8% (31)
    Iowa:

    5.4% (41,106)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    3.9% (62)
    Iowa:

    5.5% (38,341)
30 to 34 minutes:
Cherokee:

7.1% (233)
Iowa:

8.6% (125,185)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    9.8% (165)
    Iowa:

    9.2% (69,550)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    4.3% (68)
    Iowa:

    8.0% (55,635)
35 to 39 minutes:
Cherokee:

1.4% (47)
Iowa:

1.8% (26,581)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.8% (13)
    Iowa:

    1.9% (14,346)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    2.1% (34)
    Iowa:

    1.8% (12,235)
40 to 44 minutes:
Cherokee:

2.5% (82)
Iowa:

2.1% (29,847)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    2.5% (43)
    Iowa:

    2.2% (16,801)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    2.5% (39)
    Iowa:

    1.9% (13,046)
45 to 59 minutes:
Cherokee:

1.4% (45)
Iowa:

3.8% (55,165)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    1.8% (31)
    Iowa:

    4.2% (32,011)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    0.9% (14)
    Iowa:

    3.3% (23,154)
60 to 89 minutes:
Cherokee:

0.9% (29)
Iowa:

2.0% (28,680)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.1% (1)
    Iowa:

    2.5% (18,609)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    1.8% (28)
    Iowa:

    1.5% (10,071)
90 or more minutes:
Cherokee:

0.5% (17)
Iowa:

1.3% (19,423)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.9% (15)
    Iowa:

    1.6% (12,281)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Cherokee:

    0.1% (2)
    Iowa:

    1.0% (7,142)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Cherokee:

9.5% (244)
Iowa:

6.8% (100,616)
5 to 9 minutes:
Cherokee:

44.8% (1,147)
Iowa:

18.5% (271,589)
10 to 14 minutes:
Cherokee:

18.3% (468)
Iowa:

19.3% (283,804)
15 to 19 minutes:
Cherokee:

5.8% (148)
Iowa:

16.0% (234,745)
20 to 24 minutes:
Cherokee:

5.8% (148)
Iowa:

12.5% (183,539)
25 to 29 minutes:
Cherokee:

3.5% (89)
Iowa:

4.6% (67,775)
30 to 34 minutes:
Cherokee:

4.3% (110)
Iowa:

7.6% (111,454)
40 to 44 minutes:
Cherokee:

0.8% (21)
Iowa:

1.7% (24,880)
45 to 59 minutes:
Cherokee:

2.3% (59)
Iowa:

3.4% (49,913)
60 to 89 minutes:
Cherokee:

2.3% (59)
Iowa:

2.0% (28,703)
90 or more minutes:
Cherokee:

1.1% (27)
Iowa:

1.4% (20,741)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Cherokee:

100.0% (9)
Iowa:

60.2% (9,050)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Cherokee:

89.0% (2,235)
Iowa:

81.8% (1,133,018)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Cherokee:

5.2% (131)
Iowa:

11.2% (155,193)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Cherokee:

2.3% (59)
Iowa:

3.5% (48,782)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Cherokee:

3.4% (86)
Iowa:

3.5% (47,965)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Cherokee

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Cherokee (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Cherokee (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 - Cherokee

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Iowa

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Cherokee:

83.1% (2,825)
Iowa:

78.7% (1,199,904)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Cherokee:

    81.6% (1,401)
    Iowa:

    78.0% (619,797)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Cherokee:

    84.7% (1,424)
    Iowa:

    79.5% (580,107)
Carpooled:
Cherokee:

10.9% (372)
Iowa:

9.9% (150,913)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Cherokee:

    14.7% (252)
    Iowa:

    10.4% (82,346)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Cherokee:

    7.1% (120)
    Iowa:

    9.4% (68,567)
Bus or trolley bus:
Cherokee:

0.4% (15)
Iowa:

1.2% (17,646)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.1% (1)
    Iowa:

    1.0% (7,554)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Cherokee:

    0.8% (14)
    Iowa:

    1.4% (10,092)
Walked:
Cherokee:

1.6% (54)
Iowa:

4.0% (61,446)
    Walked - Males:
    Cherokee:

    1.6% (27)
    Iowa:

    4.2% (33,222)
    Walked - Females:
    Cherokee:

    1.6% (27)
    Iowa:

    3.9% (28,224)
Other means:
Cherokee:

0.2% (6)
Iowa:

0.9% (13,281)
    Other means - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.3% (6)
    Iowa:

    1.3% (10,320)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Cherokee:

78.3% (2,004)
Iowa:

78.6% (1,155,008)
Carpooled:
Cherokee:

12.9% (330)
Iowa:

10.8% (158,699)
Bus or trolley bus:
Cherokee:

0.4% (9)
Iowa:

0.9% (13,917)
Bicycle:
Cherokee:

2.0% (52)
Iowa:

0.4% (5,244)
Walked:
Cherokee:

4.9% (125)
Iowa:

4.0% (58,088)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Cherokee:

85.9% (2,004)
Iowa:

87.9% (1,155,008)
In 2 person carpool:
Cherokee:

12.1% (283)
Iowa:

9.8% (128,891)
In 3 person carpool:
Cherokee:

0.9% (22)
Iowa:

1.4% (18,510)
In 7+ person carpool:
Cherokee:

1.1% (25)
Iowa:

0.2% (2,262)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Cherokee:

66.3% (1,728)
Iowa:

66.6% (992,122)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Cherokee:

    72.0% (964)
    Iowa:

    69.4% (541,460)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Cherokee:

    60.3% (764)
    Iowa:

    63.5% (450,662)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Cherokee:

2.4% (63)
Iowa:

3.0% (44,330)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Cherokee:

    3.6% (48)
    Iowa:

    4.3% (33,311)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Cherokee:

    1.2% (15)
    Iowa:

    1.6% (11,019)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Cherokee:

8.6% (223)
Iowa:

8.2% (121,940)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Cherokee:

    6.4% (86)
    Iowa:

    4.4% (34,485)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Cherokee:

    10.8% (137)
    Iowa:

    12.3% (87,455)
Local government workers:
Cherokee:

6.2% (162)
Iowa:

6.1% (90,430)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Cherokee:

    7.0% (93)
    Iowa:

    4.9% (37,971)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Cherokee:

    5.4% (69)
    Iowa:

    7.4% (52,459)
State government workers:
Cherokee:

8.5% (221)
Iowa:

5.8% (85,726)
    State government workers - Males:
    Cherokee:

    3.5% (47)
    Iowa:

    4.5% (35,484)
    State government workers - Females:
    Cherokee:

    13.7% (174)
    Iowa:

    7.1% (50,242)
Federal government workers:
Cherokee:

1.3% (35)
Iowa:

1.8% (27,176)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Cherokee:

    0.6% (8)
    Iowa:

    1.8% (14,242)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Cherokee:

    2.1% (27)
    Iowa:

    1.8% (12,934)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Cherokee:

6.7% (174)
Iowa:

8.2% (121,579)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Cherokee:

    6.9% (92)
    Iowa:

    10.3% (80,293)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Cherokee:

    6.5% (82)
    Iowa:

    5.8% (41,286)

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