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Most manufacturing jobs, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Centerville, IA, up 75 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01Red Oak, IAIA5,3884.1%+4.1 pts

02▲75Centerville, IAIA5,3271.4%+0.9 pts

03▲3Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.3%+0.2 pts

04▲34Nevada, IAIA6,9740.9%+0.9 pts

05▲28Adel, IAIA7,0980.8%+0.8 pts

06▲68Waukee, IAIA34,8900.8%+0.8 pts

07▲51Oelwein, IAIA5,7570.4%+0.4 pts

08▲16Burlington, IAIA23,3360.3%−0.1 pts

09▲5Davenport, IAIA100,3580.3%+0.2 pts

10Ottumwa, IAIA25,3190.3%+0.3 pts

11▲24Keokuk, IAIA9,5100.2%−0.4 pts

12▼3Clear Lake, IAIA7,6010.2%+0.2 pts

13▼9Decorah, IAIA7,4170.2%+0.2 pts

14▼2Mason City, IAIA26,8530.2%+0.2 pts

15▲16Iowa City, IAIA76,2290.2%+0.2 pts

16▼1Ames, IAIA68,2200.1%0.0 pts

17▲10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2400.1%+0.1 pts

18▲8Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9350.1%−0.1 pts

19▲31Dubuque, IAIA59,1480.1%+0.1 pts

20▼7Muscatine, IAIA23,1640.1%−0.2 pts

21▲4Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8370.1%+0.1 pts

22▲61Marion, IAIA42,7320.1%0.0 pts

23▲5Ankeny, IAIA77,8330.0%0.0 pts

24▲8West Des Moines, IAIA74,2240.0%0.0 pts

25▼5Clinton, IAIA24,0490.0%0.0 pts

26▲8Grinnell, IAIA9,4300.0%0.0 pts

27▲9Spencer, IAIA11,2180.0%0.0 pts

28▲11Orange City, IAIA6,4680.0%0.0 pts

29▲11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240.0%0.0 pts

30▲7Webster City, IAIA7,8150.0%0.0 pts

31▼13Newton, IAIA15,7410.0%−0.2 pts

32▲9Norwalk, IAIA15,0040.0%−0.2 pts

33▲9Perry, IAIA8,2080.0%0.0 pts

34▼12Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2390.0%0.0 pts

35▲8Polk City, IAIA6,6300.0%0.0 pts

36▼6Des Moines, IAIA212,0860.0%0.0 pts

37▲25Altoona, IAIA22,7960.0%0.0 pts

38▲25Anamosa, IAIA5,9010.0%−2.6 pts

39▲25Asbury, IAIA6,0350.0%0.0 pts

40▼35Atlantic, IAIA6,6760.0%−0.2 pts

41▲4Bettendorf, IAIA40,7100.0%−0.1 pts

42▲4Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.0%0.0 pts

43▼27Boone, IAIA12,4710.0%0.0 pts

44▲3Clive, IAIA19,8610.0%0.0 pts

45▼22Coralville, IAIA23,9600.0%0.0 pts

46▼17Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6800.0%0.0 pts

47▼26Creston, IAIA7,3350.0%−0.1 pts

48Denison, IAIA8,2140.0%0.0 pts

49DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.0%0.0 pts

50▼33Fort Madison, IAIA9,9350.0%0.0 pts

51▼48Glenwood, IAIA5,2870.0%0.0 pts

52▼1Grimes, IAIA17,4050.0%−0.9 pts

53▼45Knoxville, IAIA7,4690.0%−1.3 pts

54▲2Le Mars, IAIA10,7600.0%0.0 pts

55▲13Manchester, IAIA5,3570.0%−0.7 pts

56▼37Marshalltown, IAIA27,5360.0%0.0 pts

57▼50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5000.0%−0.5 pts

58▲26Sheldon, IAIA5,5750.0%0.0 pts

59▲26Sioux Center, IAIA8,8640.0%0.0 pts

60▲26Sioux City, IAIA86,3560.0%−0.1 pts

61▲26Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250.0%0.0 pts

62▼51Storm Lake, IAIA11,5900.0%0.0 pts

63▲6Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.0%0.0 pts

64▲6Urbandale, IAIA48,5700.0%0.0 pts

65▲6Vinton, IAIA5,0040.0%0.0 pts

66▲6Washington, IAIA7,2610.0%−0.4 pts

67▲6Waterloo, IAIA66,9190.0%−0.1 pts

68▲7Waverly, IAIA10,5610.0%0.0 pts

69▲7Carroll, IAIA10,0850.0%0.0 pts

70▲8Charles City, IAIA7,0130.0%0.0 pts

71▲8Cherokee, IAIA5,1220.0%0.0 pts

72▲8Clarinda, IAIA5,2730.0%0.0 pts

73▼21Hiawatha, IAIA7,4320.0%−0.3 pts

74▼21Independence, IAIA6,3120.0%0.0 pts

75▼21Indianola, IAIA16,8290.0%0.0 pts

76▼74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0130.0%−0.6 pts

77▼22Johnston, IAIA25,0650.0%0.0 pts

78▼34Algona, IAIA5,3090.0%0.0 pts

79▼14Eldridge, IAIA6,9540.0%0.0 pts

80▼14Estherville, IAIA5,8070.0%−1.1 pts

81▼14Fairfield, IAIA9,2200.0%0.0 pts

82▼25North Liberty, IAIA21,9760.0%0.0 pts

83▼24Osceola, IAIA5,6790.0%0.0 pts

84▼24Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4930.0%0.0 pts

85▼24Pella, IAIA10,9920.0%0.0 pts

86▼5Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0590.0%0.0 pts

87▼5Winterset, IAIA5,5200.0%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES