Who works from home in West Des Moines?

How many workers in West Des Moines, IA work from home, how much that changed since 2015, and how the local share compares with the county, the state and the United States.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B08301.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

Working from home changed West Des Moines's workday.

Workers who work from home: 17.3% — About 6,905 workers · U.S.: 13.5%

Share working from home, 2015 to 2023

2015: 3.4
2023: 17.3

Share working from home

West Des Moines: 17.3
Polk County: 13.9
IA: 10.4
U.S.: 13.5

How workers get there (2023)

Drove alone: 71.9
Public transit: 0.3
Worked from home: 17.3
Other: 10.5

What it means

Remote work in West Des Moines is roughly 5.1× what it was in 2015 — 3.4% of workers then, 17.3% now.

That is far higher than the national figure — the national share is 13.5%.

ACS 5-year estimates average five years of responses, so the 2023 figure still carries some pre-pandemic years inside it.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most

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