Work and Jobs in Prairie City, Iowa (IA) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Prairie City are: Finance & insurance (12.7% of civilian employees), Health care (8.4% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.3% of civilian employees). 37.6% of workers work in Jasper County and 14.2% of all workers work at home. 72.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.6% greater than the rate of 66.1% across the entire state of Iowa.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Prairie City, Iowa was 1,365 / 1,768
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Prairie City, Iowa was 1,365 / 1,768
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Finance and insurance | 12.7% (89) | 9.3% (33) | 16.1% (56) |
Health care | 8.4% (59) | 1.7% (6) | 15.3% (53) |
Educational services | 8.3% (58) | 5.4% (19) | 11.2% (39) |
Construction | 6.4% (45) | 11.6% (41) | 1.2% (4) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 4.4% (31) | 7.3% (26) | 1.4% (5) |
Food and beverage stores | 4.1% (29) | 2.8% (10) | 5.5% (19) |
Machinery | 3.9% (27) | 7.1% (25) | 0.6% (2) |
Public administration | 3.7% (26) | 2.8% (10) | 4.6% (16) |
Social assistance | 3.4% (24) | 0.3% (1) | 6.6% (23) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.3% (23) | 2.8% (10) | 3.7% (13) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.9% (20) | 5.6% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.9% (20) | 2.5% (9) | 3.2% (11) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2.7% (19) | 3.1% (11) | 2.3% (8) |
Accommodation and food services | 2.4% (17) | 0.6% (2) | 4.3% (15) |
Repair and maintenance | 2.1% (15) | 4.2% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.0% (14) | 3.7% (13) | 0.3% (1) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.9% (13) | 1.7% (6) | 2.0% (7) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.4% (10) | 0.6% (2) | 2.3% (8) |
Food | 1.3% (9) | 2.0% (7) | 0.6% (2) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.3% (9) | 2.3% (8) | 0.3% (1) |
Printing and related support activities | 1.3% (9) | 0.8% (3) | 1.7% (6) |
Truck transportation | 1.3% (9) | 2.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Metal and metal products | 1.1% (8) | 1.7% (6) | 0.6% (2) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (7) |
Utilities | 1.0% (7) | 0.6% (2) | 1.4% (5) |
Private households | 1.0% (7) | 0.6% (2) | 1.4% (5) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.9% (6) | 1.1% (4) | 0.6% (2) |
Fuel dealers | 0.9% (6) | 0.8% (3) | 0.9% (3) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.9% (6) | 1.1% (4) | 0.6% (2) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (6) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.9% (6) | 0.6% (2) | 1.2% (4) |
Paper | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (5) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.7% (5) | 0.6% (2) | 0.9% (3) |
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (5) | 1.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (5) | 0.6% (2) | 0.9% (3) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.6% (4) | 0.6% (2) | 0.6% (2) |
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.4% (3) | 0.6% (2) | 0.3% (1) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Gasoline stations | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Retail florists | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Prairie City
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.9%Males
- 5.6%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.1%Males
- 0.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 50.0%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 5.7% (44) |
Iowa: | 5.4% (78,069) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 3.9% (30) |
Iowa: | 4.1% (59,137) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 6.1% (47) |
Iowa: | 5.9% (85,191) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 15.4% (119) |
Iowa: | 7.9% (115,215) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 11.0% (85) |
Iowa: | 11.2% (163,096) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 14.6% (113) |
Iowa: | 15.3% (222,036) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 10.4% (80) |
Iowa: | 16.1% (233,545) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 10.2% (79) |
Iowa: | 8.8% (128,101) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 1.6% (12) |
Iowa: | 3.7% (54,230) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 4.3% (34) |
Iowa: | 4.4% (63,292) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 3.0% (24) |
Iowa: | 2.2% (31,476) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Prairie City: | 0.4% (3) |
Iowa: | 1.1% (16,255) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Prairie City: | 6.2% (48) |
Iowa: | 7.3% (106,198) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Prairie City: | 6.8% (52) |
Iowa: | 6.6% (96,179) |
<5am:
Prairie City: | 4.5% (31) |
Iowa: | 3.2% (47,736) |
5:30am:
Prairie City: | 3.8% (26) |
Iowa: | 2.9% (42,797) |
6am:
Prairie City: | 4.2% (29) |
Iowa: | 4.6% (68,195) |
6:30am:
Prairie City: | 11.1% (77) |
Iowa: | 7.5% (110,529) |
7am:
Prairie City: | 13.3% (92) |
Iowa: | 11.2% (164,470) |
7:30am:
Prairie City: | 20.1% (139) |
Iowa: | 14.2% (208,547) |
8am:
Prairie City: | 17.6% (122) |
Iowa: | 17.7% (260,172) |
8:30am:
Prairie City: | 6.8% (47) |
Iowa: | 8.3% (121,843) |
9am:
Prairie City: | 0.6% (4) |
Iowa: | 3.6% (53,363) |
10am:
Prairie City: | 2.0% (14) |
Iowa: | 3.6% (53,533) |
11am:
Prairie City: | 0.3% (2) |
Iowa: | 1.7% (25,691) |
12pm:
Prairie City: | 1.0% (7) |
Iowa: | 0.9% (13,464) |
4pm:
Prairie City: | 6.2% (43) |
Iowa: | 8.0% (117,038) |
>4pm:
Prairie City: | 6.2% (43) |
Iowa: | 7.7% (112,601) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 6.2% (25) |
Iowa: | 7.0% (54,907) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 7.3% (29) |
Iowa: | 5.0% (38,853) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 4.6% (18) |
Iowa: | 6.9% (54,231) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 17.8% (72) |
Iowa: | 9.7% (76,023) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 7.3% (30) |
Iowa: | 12.3% (95,751) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 16.7% (67) |
Iowa: | 14.1% (110,477) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 10.0% (40) |
Iowa: | 13.3% (103,974) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 11.2% (45) |
Iowa: | 8.0% (62,850) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 1.0% (4) |
Iowa: | 3.0% (23,631) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 0.8% (3) |
Iowa: | 3.8% (29,331) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 0.8% (3) |
Iowa: | 1.8% (14,356) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 8.1% (33) |
Iowa: | 7.3% (57,343) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Prairie City: | 7.7% (31) |
Iowa: | 6.7% (51,988) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 5.2% (19) |
Iowa: | 3.5% (23,162) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 7.8% (29) |
Iowa: | 4.6% (30,960) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 12.5% (46) |
Iowa: | 5.8% (39,192) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 15.2% (56) |
Iowa: | 10.0% (67,345) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 12.1% (45) |
Iowa: | 16.6% (111,559) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 10.8% (40) |
Iowa: | 19.3% (129,571) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 9.2% (34) |
Iowa: | 9.7% (65,251) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 2.2% (8) |
Iowa: | 4.6% (30,599) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 7.8% (29) |
Iowa: | 5.1% (33,961) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 5.4% (20) |
Iowa: | 2.6% (17,120) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 0.9% (3) |
Iowa: | 1.3% (8,591) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 4.3% (16) |
Iowa: | 7.3% (48,855) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Prairie City: | 5.8% (22) |
Iowa: | 6.6% (44,191) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 37.6%
Number of people working at home: 130 (14.2% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 130 (14.2% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Prairie City: | 14.2% (68) |
Iowa: | 6.6% (95,496) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Prairie City: | 22.2% (106) |
Iowa: | 17.3% (250,741) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Prairie City: | 9.3% (45) |
Iowa: | 17.7% (257,557) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Prairie City: | 7.0% (33) |
Iowa: | 16.8% (243,839) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Prairie City: | 11.3% (54) |
Iowa: | 13.1% (190,675) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Prairie City: | 4.0% (19) |
Iowa: | 6.7% (97,304) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Prairie City: | 1.7% (8) |
Iowa: | 8.9% (129,029) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Prairie City: | 11.0% (53) |
Iowa: | 2.2% (32,071) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Prairie City: | 3.6% (17) |
Iowa: | 2.3% (33,530) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Prairie City: | 5.3% (26) |
Iowa: | 4.2% (60,805) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Prairie City: | 2.7% (13) |
Iowa: | 2.6% (37,616) |
90 or more minutes:
Prairie City: | 8.1% (38) |
Iowa: | 1.6% (22,955) |
Less than 5 minutes:
Prairie City: | 8.8% (61) |
Iowa: | 6.8% (100,616) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Prairie City: | 10.5% (73) |
Iowa: | 18.5% (271,589) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Prairie City: | 2.3% (16) |
Iowa: | 19.3% (283,804) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Prairie City: | 4.8% (33) |
Iowa: | 16.0% (234,745) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Prairie City: | 9.2% (64) |
Iowa: | 12.5% (183,539) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Prairie City: | 9.5% (66) |
Iowa: | 4.6% (67,775) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Prairie City: | 28.6% (198) |
Iowa: | 7.6% (111,454) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Prairie City: | 6.6% (46) |
Iowa: | 1.5% (22,220) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Prairie City: | 8.9% (62) |
Iowa: | 1.7% (24,880) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Prairie City: | 6.9% (48) |
Iowa: | 3.4% (49,913) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Prairie City: | 0.3% (2) |
Iowa: | 2.0% (28,703) |
90 or more minutes:
Prairie City: | 1.0% (7) |
Iowa: | 1.4% (20,741) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 20.4% (42) |
Iowa: | 6.6% (51,625) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 20.0% (41) |
Iowa: | 16.0% (124,588) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 6.1% (13) |
Iowa: | 16.9% (131,859) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 12.9% (27) |
Iowa: | 16.5% (128,726) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 1.5% (3) |
Iowa: | 13.7% (107,194) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 1.9% (4) |
Iowa: | 6.2% (48,704) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 3.1% (6) |
Iowa: | 10.1% (78,492) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 4.5% (9) |
Iowa: | 2.2% (17,505) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 8.6% (18) |
Iowa: | 2.5% (19,340) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 11.3% (23) |
Iowa: | 4.2% (32,880) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
Prairie City: | 8.8% (18) |
Iowa: | 1.9% (14,756) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 9.6% (26) |
Iowa: | 6.5% (43,871) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 24.1% (65) |
Iowa: | 18.8% (126,153) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 12.0% (32) |
Iowa: | 18.7% (125,698) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 2.5% (7) |
Iowa: | 17.2% (115,113) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 17.9% (48) |
Iowa: | 12.4% (83,481) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 5.9% (16) |
Iowa: | 7.2% (48,600) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 0.7% (2) |
Iowa: | 7.5% (50,537) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 16.2% (44) |
Iowa: | 2.2% (14,566) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 4.6% (12) |
Iowa: | 1.9% (12,705) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
Prairie City: | 8.0% (22) |
Iowa: | 1.2% (8,199) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Prairie City: | 73.6% (359) |
Iowa: | 85.3% (570,774) |
Carpooled:
Prairie City: | 11.1% (54) |
Iowa: | 9.1% (65,446) |
Walked:
Prairie City: | 14.4% (70) |
Iowa: | 3.3% (21,070) |
Other means:
Prairie City: | 0.8% (4) |
Iowa: | 1.0% (6,656) |
Drove car alone:
Prairie City: | 77.5% (537) |
Iowa: | 78.6% (1,155,008) |
Carpooled:
Prairie City: | 16.7% (116) |
Iowa: | 10.8% (158,699) |
Bicycle:
Prairie City: | 0.4% (3) |
Iowa: | 0.4% (5,244) |
Walked:
Prairie City: | 2.6% (18) |
Iowa: | 4.0% (58,088) |
Other means:
Prairie City: | 0.3% (2) |
Iowa: | 0.5% (7,153) |
Drove car alone - Males:
Prairie City: | 67.1% (141) |
Iowa: | 85.5% (570,774) |
Carpooled - Males:
Prairie City: | 12.6% (26) |
Iowa: | 8.6% (65,446) |
Walked - Males:
Prairie City: | 20.3% (43) |
Iowa: | 3.4% (21,070) |
Drove car alone - Females:
Prairie City: | 78.6% (219) |
Iowa: | 85.1% (570,774) |
Carpooled - Females:
Prairie City: | 10.0% (28) |
Iowa: | 9.8% (65,446) |
Walked - Females:
Prairie City: | 10.0% (28) |
Iowa: | 3.1% (21,070) |
Other means - Females:
Prairie City: | 1.5% (4) |
Iowa: | 1.0% (6,656) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Prairie City: | 92.3% (642) |
Iowa: | 90.5% (1,240,859) |
In 2 person carpool:
Prairie City: | 7.0% (49) |
Iowa: | 6.9% (94,195) |
In 3 person carpool:
Prairie City: | 0.3% (2) |
Iowa: | 1.4% (19,770) |
Drove alone:
Prairie City: | 82.2% (537) |
Iowa: | 87.9% (1,155,008) |
In 2 person carpool:
Prairie City: | 15.3% (100) |
Iowa: | 9.8% (128,891) |
In 3 person carpool:
Prairie City: | 2.1% (14) |
Iowa: | 1.4% (18,510) |
In 4 person carpool:
Prairie City: | 0.3% (2) |
Iowa: | 0.5% (6,602) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Prairie City: | 72.4% (673) |
Iowa: | 66.1% (1,096,595) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Prairie City: | 0.9% (8) |
Iowa: | 4.1% (67,511) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Prairie City: | 8.8% (82) |
Iowa: | 8.5% (140,926) |
Local government workers:
Prairie City: | 6.6% (61) |
Iowa: | 7.8% (129,397) |
State government workers:
Prairie City: | 2.7% (25) |
Iowa: | 5.2% (86,770) |
Federal government workers:
Prairie City: | 0.4% (4) |
Iowa: | 1.7% (28,231) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Prairie City: | 8.2% (76) |
Iowa: | 6.3% (105,099) |
Employee of private company:
Prairie City: | 74.5% (522) |
Iowa: | 66.6% (992,122) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Prairie City: | 0.7% (5) |
Iowa: | 3.0% (44,330) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Prairie City: | 6.8% (48) |
Iowa: | 8.2% (121,940) |
Local government workers:
Prairie City: | 6.6% (46) |
Iowa: | 6.1% (90,430) |
State government workers:
Prairie City: | 5.3% (37) |
Iowa: | 5.8% (85,726) |
Federal government workers:
Prairie City: | 0.7% (5) |
Iowa: | 1.8% (27,176) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Prairie City: | 5.1% (36) |
Iowa: | 8.2% (121,579) |
Unpaid family workers:
Prairie City: | 0.3% (2) |
Iowa: | 0.4% (6,513) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Prairie City: | 77.0% (345) |
Iowa: | 70.3% (615,735) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Prairie City: | 0.2% (1) |
Iowa: | 5.3% (46,477) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Prairie City: | 2.3% (10) |
Iowa: | 5.1% (44,923) |
Local government workers - Males:
Prairie City: | 4.8% (21) |
Iowa: | 5.7% (49,834) |
State government workers - Males:
Prairie City: | 3.2% (14) |
Iowa: | 4.4% (38,327) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Prairie City: | 0.9% (4) |
Iowa: | 1.7% (14,570) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Prairie City: | 11.6% (52) |
Iowa: | 7.4% (64,591) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Prairie City: | 68.0% (327) |
Iowa: | 61.5% (480,860) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Prairie City: | 1.5% (7) |
Iowa: | 2.7% (21,034) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Prairie City: | 14.8% (71) |
Iowa: | 12.3% (96,003) |
Local government workers - Females:
Prairie City: | 8.3% (40) |
Iowa: | 10.2% (79,563) |
State government workers - Females:
Prairie City: | 2.3% (11) |
Iowa: | 6.2% (48,443) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Prairie City: | 5.1% (24) |
Iowa: | 5.2% (40,508) |