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The most common industries in Bedford are: Educational services (9.5% of civilian employees), Metal & metal products (8.4% of civilian employees), Health care (8.3% of civilian employees). 58.1% of workers work in Taylor County and 2.6% of all workers work at home. 63.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.4% less 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 Bedford, Iowa was 1,620 / 1,421
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Bedford, Iowa was 1,620 / 1,421
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 9.5% (65) | 4.6% (16) | 14.6% (49) |
| Metal and metal products | 8.4% (58) | 12.8% (45) | 3.9% (13) |
| Health care | 8.3% (57) | 3.1% (11) | 13.7% (46) |
| Public administration | 7.6% (52) | 8.3% (29) | 6.8% (23) |
| Construction | 4.9% (34) | 8.5% (30) | 1.2% (4) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.8% (33) | 4.3% (15) | 5.4% (18) |
| Social assistance | 4.4% (30) | 0.0% (0) | 8.9% (30) |
| Transportation equipment | 4.4% (30) | 8.3% (29) | 0.3% (1) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 3.9% (27) | 6.8% (24) | 0.9% (3) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.2% (22) | 0.9% (3) | 5.7% (19) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 2.9% (20) | 2.8% (10) | 3.0% (10) |
| Printing and related support activities | 2.8% (19) | 3.4% (12) | 2.1% (7) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.5% (17) | 1.7% (6) | 3.3% (11) |
| Truck transportation | 2.3% (16) | 4.0% (14) | 0.6% (2) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.2% (15) | 1.7% (6) | 2.7% (9) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.0% (14) | 3.4% (12) | 0.6% (2) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.0% (14) | 2.3% (8) | 1.8% (6) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.9% (13) | 1.1% (4) | 2.7% (9) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.9% (13) | 1.7% (6) | 2.1% (7) |
| Machinery | 1.7% (12) | 2.0% (7) | 1.5% (5) |
| Food | 1.6% (11) | 1.7% (6) | 1.5% (5) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.6% (11) | 0.6% (2) | 2.7% (9) |
| Apparel | 1.3% (9) | 0.3% (1) | 2.4% (8) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (9) | 0.6% (2) | 2.1% (7) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.2% (8) | 0.6% (2) | 1.8% (6) |
| Leather and allied products | 1.0% (7) | 0.3% (1) | 1.8% (6) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.0% (7) | 2.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.7% (5) | 0.9% (3) | 0.6% (2) |
| Utilities | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (3) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.4% (3) | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (3) |
| Rail transportation | 0.4% (3) | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.4% (3) | 0.6% (2) | 0.3% (1) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (3) | 0.3% (1) | 0.6% (2) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (3) | 0.3% (1) | 0.6% (2) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.4% (3) | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.4% (3) | 0.3% (1) | 0.6% (2) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.1% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (1) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.1% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (1) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.1% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Bedford
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 7.1%Males
- 2.5%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 7.0%Males
- 4.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 16.7%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 12.5%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 0.8% (5) |
| Iowa: | 5.4% (78,069) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 8.1% (55) |
| Iowa: | 4.1% (59,137) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 12.0% (82) |
| Iowa: | 5.9% (85,191) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 7.6% (52) |
| Iowa: | 7.9% (115,215) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 6.1% (42) |
| Iowa: | 11.2% (163,096) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 9.4% (64) |
| Iowa: | 15.3% (222,036) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 20.5% (140) |
| Iowa: | 16.1% (233,545) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 13.0% (89) |
| Iowa: | 8.8% (128,101) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 3.4% (23) |
| Iowa: | 3.7% (54,230) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 4.9% (34) |
| Iowa: | 4.4% (63,292) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Bedford: | 0.4% (3) |
| Iowa: | 2.2% (31,476) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Bedford: | 8.3% (56) |
| Iowa: | 7.3% (106,198) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Bedford: | 5.3% (36) |
| Iowa: | 6.6% (96,179) |
<5am:
| Bedford: | 2.7% (18) |
| Iowa: | 3.2% (47,736) |
5:30am:
| Bedford: | 2.4% (16) |
| Iowa: | 2.9% (42,797) |
6am:
| Bedford: | 8.9% (60) |
| Iowa: | 4.6% (68,195) |
6:30am:
| Bedford: | 7.5% (51) |
| Iowa: | 7.5% (110,529) |
7am:
| Bedford: | 6.7% (45) |
| Iowa: | 11.2% (164,470) |
7:30am:
| Bedford: | 8.3% (56) |
| Iowa: | 14.2% (208,547) |
8am:
| Bedford: | 11.8% (80) |
| Iowa: | 17.7% (260,172) |
8:30am:
| Bedford: | 10.2% (69) |
| Iowa: | 8.3% (121,843) |
9am:
| Bedford: | 2.5% (17) |
| Iowa: | 3.6% (53,363) |
10am:
| Bedford: | 5.6% (38) |
| Iowa: | 3.6% (53,533) |
11am:
| Bedford: | 2.1% (14) |
| Iowa: | 1.7% (25,691) |
12pm:
| Bedford: | 0.6% (4) |
| Iowa: | 0.9% (13,464) |
4pm:
| Bedford: | 12.7% (86) |
| Iowa: | 8.0% (117,038) |
>4pm:
| Bedford: | 10.2% (69) |
| Iowa: | 7.7% (112,601) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 1.5% (5) |
| Iowa: | 7.0% (54,907) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 9.7% (34) |
| Iowa: | 5.0% (38,853) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 11.4% (40) |
| Iowa: | 6.9% (54,231) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 9.7% (34) |
| Iowa: | 9.7% (76,023) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 1.4% (5) |
| Iowa: | 12.3% (95,751) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 7.4% (26) |
| Iowa: | 14.1% (110,477) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 22.8% (80) |
| Iowa: | 13.3% (103,974) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 14.3% (50) |
| Iowa: | 8.0% (62,850) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 4.5% (16) |
| Iowa: | 3.0% (23,631) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 2.9% (10) |
| Iowa: | 3.8% (29,331) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 10.4% (37) |
| Iowa: | 7.3% (57,343) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Bedford: | 4.4% (15) |
| Iowa: | 6.7% (51,988) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 6.4% (21) |
| Iowa: | 3.0% (20,284) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 12.8% (42) |
| Iowa: | 4.6% (30,960) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 5.4% (18) |
| Iowa: | 5.8% (39,192) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 11.5% (38) |
| Iowa: | 10.0% (67,345) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 11.6% (39) |
| Iowa: | 16.6% (111,559) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 18.2% (61) |
| Iowa: | 19.3% (129,571) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 11.7% (39) |
| Iowa: | 9.7% (65,251) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 2.4% (8) |
| Iowa: | 4.6% (30,599) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 6.9% (23) |
| Iowa: | 5.1% (33,961) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 0.9% (3) |
| Iowa: | 2.6% (17,120) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 6.2% (20) |
| Iowa: | 7.3% (48,855) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Bedford: | 6.2% (21) |
| Iowa: | 6.6% (44,191) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.1%
Number of people working at home: 18 (2.6% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 18 (2.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Bedford: | 28.5% (128) |
| Iowa: | 6.6% (95,496) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Bedford: | 25.7% (115) |
| Iowa: | 17.3% (250,741) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Bedford: | 10.6% (48) |
| Iowa: | 17.7% (257,557) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Bedford: | 11.4% (51) |
| Iowa: | 16.8% (243,839) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Bedford: | 3.7% (16) |
| Iowa: | 13.1% (190,675) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Bedford: | 0.5% (2) |
| Iowa: | 6.7% (97,304) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Bedford: | 13.0% (58) |
| Iowa: | 8.9% (129,029) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Bedford: | 2.3% (10) |
| Iowa: | 2.3% (33,530) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Bedford: | 2.7% (12) |
| Iowa: | 4.2% (60,805) |
90 or more minutes:
| Bedford: | 1.1% (5) |
| Iowa: | 1.6% (22,955) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Bedford: | 16.1% (109) |
| Iowa: | 6.8% (100,616) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Bedford: | 23.4% (158) |
| Iowa: | 18.5% (271,589) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Bedford: | 10.7% (72) |
| Iowa: | 19.3% (283,804) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Bedford: | 1.3% (9) |
| Iowa: | 16.0% (234,745) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Bedford: | 9.3% (63) |
| Iowa: | 12.5% (183,539) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Bedford: | 4.4% (30) |
| Iowa: | 4.6% (67,775) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Bedford: | 15.5% (105) |
| Iowa: | 7.6% (111,454) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Bedford: | 2.5% (17) |
| Iowa: | 1.5% (22,220) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Bedford: | 0.9% (6) |
| Iowa: | 1.7% (24,880) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Bedford: | 5.5% (37) |
| Iowa: | 3.4% (49,913) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Bedford: | 1.6% (11) |
| Iowa: | 2.0% (28,703) |
90 or more minutes:
| Bedford: | 0.9% (6) |
| Iowa: | 1.4% (20,741) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 23.6% (50) |
| Iowa: | 6.6% (51,625) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 22.2% (47) |
| Iowa: | 16.0% (124,588) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 13.6% (29) |
| Iowa: | 16.9% (131,859) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 6.0% (13) |
| Iowa: | 16.5% (128,726) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 3.8% (8) |
| Iowa: | 13.7% (107,194) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 25.0% (53) |
| Iowa: | 10.1% (78,492) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 3.9% (8) |
| Iowa: | 4.2% (32,880) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Bedford: | 2.2% (5) |
| Iowa: | 1.9% (14,756) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 32.6% (77) |
| Iowa: | 6.5% (43,871) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 29.0% (68) |
| Iowa: | 18.8% (126,153) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 7.7% (18) |
| Iowa: | 18.7% (125,698) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 16.2% (38) |
| Iowa: | 17.2% (115,113) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 3.5% (8) |
| Iowa: | 12.4% (83,481) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 1.0% (2) |
| Iowa: | 7.2% (48,600) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 3.2% (7) |
| Iowa: | 7.5% (50,537) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 4.1% (10) |
| Iowa: | 2.1% (14,190) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Bedford: | 1.5% (3) |
| Iowa: | 4.2% (27,925) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Bedford: | 75.9% (348) |
| Iowa: | 85.3% (570,774) |
Carpooled:
| Bedford: | 14.0% (64) |
| Iowa: | 9.1% (65,446) |
Walked:
| Bedford: | 10.0% (46) |
| Iowa: | 3.3% (21,070) |
Drove car alone:
| Bedford: | 69.7% (471) |
| Iowa: | 78.6% (1,155,008) |
Carpooled:
| Bedford: | 17.6% (119) |
| Iowa: | 10.8% (158,699) |
Walked:
| Bedford: | 4.6% (31) |
| Iowa: | 4.0% (58,088) |
Other means:
| Bedford: | 0.3% (2) |
| Iowa: | 0.5% (7,153) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Bedford: | 86.9% (187) |
| Iowa: | 85.5% (570,774) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Bedford: | 1.9% (4) |
| Iowa: | 8.6% (65,446) |
Walked - Males:
| Bedford: | 11.3% (24) |
| Iowa: | 3.4% (21,070) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Bedford: | 66.1% (160) |
| Iowa: | 85.1% (570,774) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Bedford: | 25.0% (61) |
| Iowa: | 9.8% (65,446) |
Walked - Females:
| Bedford: | 8.9% (22) |
| Iowa: | 3.1% (21,070) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Bedford: | 76.5% (478) |
| Iowa: | 90.5% (1,240,859) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Bedford: | 21.1% (132) |
| Iowa: | 6.9% (94,195) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Bedford: | 2.4% (15) |
| Iowa: | 0.3% (4,603) |
Drove alone:
| Bedford: | 79.8% (471) |
| Iowa: | 87.9% (1,155,008) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Bedford: | 17.1% (101) |
| Iowa: | 9.8% (128,891) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Bedford: | 2.0% (12) |
| Iowa: | 1.4% (18,510) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Bedford: | 1.0% (6) |
| Iowa: | 0.5% (6,602) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Bedford: | 63.3% (460) |
| Iowa: | 66.1% (1,096,595) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Bedford: | 1.8% (13) |
| Iowa: | 4.1% (67,511) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Bedford: | 4.4% (32) |
| Iowa: | 8.5% (140,926) |
Local government workers:
| Bedford: | 12.1% (88) |
| Iowa: | 7.8% (129,397) |
State government workers:
| Bedford: | 6.0% (44) |
| Iowa: | 5.2% (86,770) |
Federal government workers:
| Bedford: | 1.1% (8) |
| Iowa: | 1.7% (28,231) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Bedford: | 11.2% (82) |
| Iowa: | 6.3% (105,099) |
Employee of private company:
| Bedford: | 59.7% (410) |
| Iowa: | 66.6% (992,122) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Bedford: | 2.6% (18) |
| Iowa: | 3.0% (44,330) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Bedford: | 6.1% (42) |
| Iowa: | 8.2% (121,940) |
Local government workers:
| Bedford: | 7.6% (52) |
| Iowa: | 6.1% (90,430) |
State government workers:
| Bedford: | 7.4% (51) |
| Iowa: | 5.8% (85,726) |
Federal government workers:
| Bedford: | 1.7% (12) |
| Iowa: | 1.8% (27,176) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Bedford: | 13.2% (91) |
| Iowa: | 8.2% (121,579) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Bedford: | 1.6% (11) |
| Iowa: | 0.4% (6,513) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Bedford: | 68.6% (245) |
| Iowa: | 70.3% (615,735) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Bedford: | 0.9% (3) |
| Iowa: | 5.3% (46,477) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Bedford: | 0.9% (3) |
| Iowa: | 5.1% (44,923) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Bedford: | 9.1% (33) |
| Iowa: | 5.7% (49,834) |
State government workers - Males:
| Bedford: | 2.3% (8) |
| Iowa: | 4.4% (38,327) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Bedford: | 0.6% (2) |
| Iowa: | 1.7% (14,570) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Bedford: | 17.7% (63) |
| Iowa: | 7.4% (64,591) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Bedford: | 58.3% (215) |
| Iowa: | 61.5% (480,860) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Bedford: | 2.8% (10) |
| Iowa: | 2.7% (21,034) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Bedford: | 7.7% (29) |
| Iowa: | 12.3% (96,003) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Bedford: | 14.9% (55) |
| Iowa: | 10.2% (79,563) |
State government workers - Females:
| Bedford: | 9.7% (36) |
| Iowa: | 6.2% (48,443) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Bedford: | 1.7% (6) |
| Iowa: | 1.7% (13,661) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Bedford: | 5.0% (18) |
| Iowa: | 5.2% (40,508) |