Latest news about work in Leon, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Leon are: Educational services (14.8% of civilian employees), Construction (10.1% of civilian employees), Health care (6.9% of civilian employees). 45.5% of workers work in Decatur County and 1.4% of all workers work at home. 63.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 3.9% 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 Leon, Iowa was 1,983 / 1,713
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Educational services
14.8% (118)
8.3% (34)
21.8% (84)
Construction
10.1% (80)
19.6% (80)
0.0% (0)
Health care
6.9% (55)
1.5% (6)
12.7% (49)
Finance and insurance
6.0% (48)
1.0% (4)
11.4% (44)
Social assistance
5.7% (45)
0.0% (0)
11.7% (45)
Food
5.5% (44)
7.6% (31)
3.4% (13)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4.2% (33)
8.1% (33)
0.0% (0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
3.5% (28)
2.2% (9)
4.9% (19)
Accommodation and food services
3.0% (24)
2.2% (9)
3.9% (15)
Administrative and support and waste management services
2.3% (18)
2.4% (10)
2.1% (8)
Real estate and rental and leasing
2.3% (18)
2.9% (12)
1.6% (6)
Gasoline stations
2.1% (17)
1.7% (7)
2.6% (10)
Machinery
2.1% (17)
4.2% (17)
0.0% (0)
Apparel
1.9% (15)
0.0% (0)
3.9% (15)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
1.9% (15)
2.7% (11)
1.0% (4)
Utilities
1.8% (14)
3.4% (14)
0.0% (0)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1.8% (14)
0.7% (3)
2.8% (11)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
1.6% (13)
0.0% (0)
3.4% (13)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1.6% (13)
3.2% (13)
0.0% (0)
Repair and maintenance
1.5% (12)
2.9% (12)
0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores
1.5% (12)
2.0% (8)
1.0% (4)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries
1.4% (11)
2.7% (11)
0.0% (0)
Food and beverage stores
1.4% (11)
1.7% (7)
1.0% (4)
U. S. Postal service
1.3% (10)
1.7% (7)
0.8% (3)
Private households
1.3% (10)
0.0% (0)
2.6% (10)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
1.1% (9)
1.2% (5)
1.0% (4)
Truck transportation
1.1% (9)
2.2% (9)
0.0% (0)
Public administration
1.1% (9)
0.0% (0)
2.3% (9)
Transportation equipment
0.9% (7)
1.7% (7)
0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services
0.9% (7)
1.0% (4)
0.8% (3)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers
0.9% (7)
1.7% (7)
0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
0.8% (6)
1.5% (6)
0.0% (0)
Metal and metal products
0.8% (6)
0.7% (3)
0.8% (3)
Retail florists
0.6% (5)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (5)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers
0.6% (5)
1.2% (5)
0.0% (0)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers
0.6% (5)
1.2% (5)
0.0% (0)
Nonmetallic mineral products
0.5% (4)
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
Vending machine operators
0.5% (4)
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores
0.5% (4)
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
Chemicals
0.4% (3)
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers
0.4% (3)
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
Department and other general merchandise stores
0.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
0.8% (3)
Pharmacies and drug stores
0.3% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.5% (2)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores
0.3% (2)
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Leon
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.0%Males
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.3%Males
6.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Leon:
12.7% (98)
Iowa:
5.4% (78,069)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Leon:
5.3% (41)
Iowa:
4.1% (59,137)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Leon:
4.5% (35)
Iowa:
5.9% (85,191)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Leon:
3.4% (26)
Iowa:
7.9% (115,215)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Leon:
13.2% (102)
Iowa:
11.2% (163,096)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Leon:
17.1% (132)
Iowa:
15.3% (222,036)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Leon:
24.2% (188)
Iowa:
16.1% (233,545)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Leon:
6.4% (50)
Iowa:
8.8% (128,101)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Leon:
0.9% (7)
Iowa:
3.7% (54,230)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Leon:
4.1% (31)
Iowa:
4.4% (63,292)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Leon:
0.8% (6)
Iowa:
1.1% (16,255)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Leon:
3.0% (23)
Iowa:
7.3% (106,198)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Leon:
5.5% (43)
Iowa:
6.6% (96,179)
<5am:
Leon:
7.0% (55)
Iowa:
3.2% (47,736)
5:30am:
Leon:
6.8% (54)
Iowa:
2.9% (42,797)
6am:
Leon:
6.2% (49)
Iowa:
4.6% (68,195)
6:30am:
Leon:
4.1% (32)
Iowa:
7.5% (110,529)
7am:
Leon:
8.9% (70)
Iowa:
11.2% (164,470)
7:30am:
Leon:
14.8% (117)
Iowa:
14.2% (208,547)
8am:
Leon:
21.9% (173)
Iowa:
17.7% (260,172)
8:30am:
Leon:
8.1% (64)
Iowa:
8.3% (121,843)
9am:
Leon:
2.0% (16)
Iowa:
3.6% (53,363)
10am:
Leon:
3.0% (24)
Iowa:
3.6% (53,533)
11am:
Leon:
1.8% (14)
Iowa:
1.7% (25,691)
4pm:
Leon:
4.9% (39)
Iowa:
8.0% (117,038)
>4pm:
Leon:
5.1% (40)
Iowa:
7.7% (112,601)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
19.5% (88)
Iowa:
7.0% (54,907)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
7.8% (35)
Iowa:
5.0% (38,853)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
3.4% (15)
Iowa:
6.9% (54,231)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
3.4% (15)
Iowa:
9.7% (76,023)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
1.5% (7)
Iowa:
12.3% (95,751)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
15.2% (68)
Iowa:
14.1% (110,477)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
33.2% (149)
Iowa:
13.3% (103,974)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
2.4% (11)
Iowa:
8.0% (62,850)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Leon:
5.7% (26)
Iowa:
3.8% (29,331)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Leon:
4.0% (18)
Iowa:
7.3% (57,343)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Leon:
6.0% (27)
Iowa:
6.7% (51,988)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
3.3% (11)
Iowa:
3.5% (23,162)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
1.6% (5)
Iowa:
3.0% (20,284)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
6.0% (20)
Iowa:
4.6% (30,960)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
3.3% (11)
Iowa:
5.8% (39,192)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
30.2% (98)
Iowa:
10.0% (67,345)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
19.6% (64)
Iowa:
16.6% (111,559)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
12.0% (39)
Iowa:
19.3% (129,571)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
12.0% (39)
Iowa:
9.7% (65,251)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
2.2% (7)
Iowa:
4.6% (30,599)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
2.1% (7)
Iowa:
5.1% (33,961)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Leon:
2.0% (6)
Iowa:
1.3% (8,591)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Leon:
1.9% (6)
Iowa:
7.3% (48,855)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Leon:
4.9% (16)
Iowa:
6.6% (44,191)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.5% Number of people working at home: 11 (1.4% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Leon:
16.8% (125)
Iowa:
6.6% (95,496)
5 to 9 minutes:
Leon:
22.4% (167)
Iowa:
17.3% (250,741)
10 to 14 minutes:
Leon:
13.1% (98)
Iowa:
17.7% (257,557)
15 to 19 minutes:
Leon:
7.9% (59)
Iowa:
16.8% (243,839)
20 to 24 minutes:
Leon:
7.4% (55)
Iowa:
13.1% (190,675)
25 to 29 minutes:
Leon:
5.9% (44)
Iowa:
6.7% (97,304)
30 to 34 minutes:
Leon:
5.4% (40)
Iowa:
8.9% (129,029)
40 to 44 minutes:
Leon:
1.5% (11)
Iowa:
2.3% (33,530)
45 to 59 minutes:
Leon:
11.2% (84)
Iowa:
4.2% (60,805)
60 to 89 minutes:
Leon:
6.8% (51)
Iowa:
2.6% (37,616)
90 or more minutes:
Leon:
2.2% (16)
Iowa:
1.6% (22,955)
Less than 5 minutes:
Leon:
21.3% (168)
Iowa:
6.8% (100,616)
5 to 9 minutes:
Leon:
23.3% (184)
Iowa:
18.5% (271,589)
10 to 14 minutes:
Leon:
8.9% (70)
Iowa:
19.3% (283,804)
15 to 19 minutes:
Leon:
2.2% (17)
Iowa:
16.0% (234,745)
20 to 24 minutes:
Leon:
8.6% (68)
Iowa:
12.5% (183,539)
25 to 29 minutes:
Leon:
3.0% (24)
Iowa:
4.6% (67,775)
30 to 34 minutes:
Leon:
12.0% (95)
Iowa:
7.6% (111,454)
35 to 39 minutes:
Leon:
0.9% (7)
Iowa:
1.5% (22,220)
40 to 44 minutes:
Leon:
0.5% (4)
Iowa:
1.7% (24,880)
45 to 59 minutes:
Leon:
3.3% (26)
Iowa:
3.4% (49,913)
60 to 89 minutes:
Leon:
5.1% (40)
Iowa:
2.0% (28,703)
90 or more minutes:
Leon:
5.6% (44)
Iowa:
1.4% (20,741)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Leon:
10.9% (34)
Iowa:
6.6% (51,625)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Leon:
18.9% (59)
Iowa:
16.0% (124,588)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Leon:
11.8% (37)
Iowa:
16.9% (131,859)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Leon:
6.6% (21)
Iowa:
16.5% (128,726)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Leon:
16.2% (51)
Iowa:
13.7% (107,194)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Leon:
9.3% (29)
Iowa:
6.2% (48,704)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Leon:
4.4% (14)
Iowa:
10.1% (78,492)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Leon:
4.5% (14)
Iowa:
4.2% (32,880)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Leon:
13.0% (41)
Iowa:
3.2% (24,911)
90 or more minutes - Males:
Leon:
4.9% (15)
Iowa:
1.9% (14,756)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Leon:
20.6% (89)
Iowa:
6.5% (43,871)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Leon:
25.2% (109)
Iowa:
18.8% (126,153)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Leon:
14.3% (62)
Iowa:
18.7% (125,698)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Leon:
8.8% (38)
Iowa:
17.2% (115,113)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Leon:
1.5% (6)
Iowa:
12.4% (83,481)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Leon:
3.1% (14)
Iowa:
7.2% (48,600)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Leon:
5.8% (25)
Iowa:
7.5% (50,537)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Leon:
2.4% (11)
Iowa:
2.1% (14,190)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Leon:
17.8% (77)
Iowa:
4.2% (27,925)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Leon:
2.4% (10)
Iowa:
1.9% (12,705)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Leon:
91.6% (697)
Iowa:
85.3% (570,774)
Carpooled:
Leon:
7.6% (58)
Iowa:
9.1% (65,446)
Walked:
Leon:
0.8% (6)
Iowa:
3.3% (21,070)
Drove car alone:
Leon:
68.5% (541)
Iowa:
78.6% (1,155,008)
Carpooled:
Leon:
18.2% (144)
Iowa:
10.8% (158,699)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Leon:
0.5% (4)
Iowa:
0.0% (192)
Subway or elevated:
Leon:
0.9% (7)
Iowa:
0.0% (90)
Bicycle:
Leon:
0.5% (4)
Iowa:
0.4% (5,244)
Walked:
Leon:
5.1% (40)
Iowa:
4.0% (58,088)
Other means:
Leon:
0.9% (7)
Iowa:
0.5% (7,153)
Drove car alone - Males:
Leon:
89.1% (283)
Iowa:
85.5% (570,774)
Carpooled - Males:
Leon:
10.2% (32)
Iowa:
8.6% (65,446)
Walked - Males:
Leon:
0.6% (2)
Iowa:
3.4% (21,070)
Drove car alone - Females:
Leon:
93.3% (416)
Iowa:
85.1% (570,774)
Carpooled - Females:
Leon:
5.8% (26)
Iowa:
9.8% (65,446)
Walked - Females:
Leon:
0.9% (4)
Iowa:
3.1% (21,070)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Leon:
88.8% (691)
Iowa:
90.5% (1,240,859)
In 2 person carpool:
Leon:
6.5% (51)
Iowa:
6.9% (94,195)
In 3 person carpool:
Leon:
1.4% (11)
Iowa:
1.4% (19,770)
In 4 person carpool:
Leon:
3.3% (26)
Iowa:
0.7% (10,059)
Drove alone:
Leon:
79.0% (541)
Iowa:
87.9% (1,155,008)
In 2 person carpool:
Leon:
18.8% (129)
Iowa:
9.8% (128,891)
In 3 person carpool:
Leon:
1.8% (12)
Iowa:
1.4% (18,510)
In 4 person carpool:
Leon:
0.4% (3)
Iowa:
0.5% (6,602)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Leon:
63.7% (511)
Iowa:
66.1% (1,096,595)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Leon:
0.8% (6)
Iowa:
4.1% (67,511)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Leon:
6.7% (54)
Iowa:
8.5% (140,926)
Local government workers:
Leon:
21.7% (174)
Iowa:
7.8% (129,397)
State government workers:
Leon:
2.4% (19)
Iowa:
5.2% (86,770)
Federal government workers:
Leon:
0.6% (5)
Iowa:
1.7% (28,231)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Leon:
4.1% (33)
Iowa:
6.3% (105,099)
Employee of private company:
Leon:
55.2% (439)
Iowa:
66.6% (992,122)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Leon:
2.5% (20)
Iowa:
3.0% (44,330)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Leon:
7.8% (62)
Iowa:
8.2% (121,940)
Local government workers:
Leon:
12.5% (99)
Iowa:
6.1% (90,430)
State government workers:
Leon:
2.6% (21)
Iowa:
5.8% (85,726)
Federal government workers:
Leon:
2.4% (19)
Iowa:
1.8% (27,176)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Leon:
15.3% (122)
Iowa:
8.2% (121,579)
Unpaid family workers:
Leon:
1.6% (13)
Iowa:
0.4% (6,513)
Employee of private company - Males:
Leon:
80.2% (367)
Iowa:
70.3% (615,735)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Leon:
1.3% (6)
Iowa:
5.3% (46,477)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Leon:
4.5% (20)
Iowa:
5.1% (44,923)
Local government workers - Males:
Leon:
9.4% (43)
Iowa:
5.7% (49,834)
State government workers - Males:
Leon:
2.2% (10)
Iowa:
4.4% (38,327)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Leon:
2.4% (11)
Iowa:
7.4% (64,591)
Employee of private company - Females:
Leon:
41.7% (144)
Iowa:
61.5% (480,860)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Leon:
9.8% (34)
Iowa:
12.3% (96,003)
Local government workers - Females:
Leon:
38.2% (131)
Iowa:
10.2% (79,563)
State government workers - Females:
Leon:
2.7% (9)
Iowa:
6.2% (48,443)
Federal government workers - Females:
Leon:
1.5% (5)
Iowa:
1.7% (13,661)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Leon:
6.2% (21)
Iowa:
5.2% (40,508)
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