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Most remote workers, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08614,586+145%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9359,369+130%

03Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,066+210%

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,2247,647+150%

05Davenport, IAIA100,3585,206+116%

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2295,083+77%

07Ames, IAIA68,2204,489+80%

08Urbandale, IAIA48,5704,386+142%

09Marion, IAIA42,7324,039+137%

10Waukee, IAIA34,8903,504+194%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,1483,479+80%

12Clive, IAIA19,8612,695+71%

13Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802,494+109%

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402,478+53%

15Waterloo, IAIA66,9192,417+72%

16Grimes, IAIA17,4052,160+118%

17Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102,108+127%

18Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,067+74%

19North Liberty, IAIA21,9761,909+378%

20Johnston, IAIA25,0651,706+76%

21Coralville, IAIA23,9601,688+168%

22Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,406+192%

23Altoona, IAIA22,7961,366+147%

24Indianola, IAIA16,8291,146+112%

25Fairfield, IAIA9,220990+41%

26Grinnell, IAIA9,430811+496%

27Marshalltown, IAIA27,536742+35%

28Polk City, IAIA6,630697+564%

29Newton, IAIA15,741697+102%

30Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239683+209%

31Muscatine, IAIA23,164681+76%

32Bondurant, IAIA9,647655+205%

33Tiffin, IAIA7,156591+474%

34Clinton, IAIA24,049586+38%

35Mason City, IAIA26,853574+42%

36Burlington, IAIA23,336566+104%

37Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059563+631%

38Waverly, IAIA10,561561+40%

39Eldridge, IAIA6,954550+86%

40Sioux Center, IAIA8,864548−14%

41Pella, IAIA10,992539+97%

42Orange City, IAIA6,468531−9%

43Boone, IAIA12,471513+193%

44Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837508+63%

45Ottumwa, IAIA25,319497+71%

46Adel, IAIA7,098493+145%

47Decorah, IAIA7,417432+33%

48Knoxville, IAIA7,469401+271%

49Asbury, IAIA6,035398+424%

50Hiawatha, IAIA7,432387+78%

51Clear Lake, IAIA7,601384+95%

52Winterset, IAIA5,520379+19%

53Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493363+61%

54Atlantic, IAIA6,676360+52%

55Perry, IAIA8,208343+63%

56Carroll, IAIA10,085324+29%

57Spencer, IAIA11,218318+33%

58Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500286+113%

59Fort Madison, IAIA9,935284+17%

60Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525276+51%

61Maquoketa, IAIA6,027266+149%

62Keokuk, IAIA9,510258−8%

63Red Oak, IAIA5,388252+190%

64Storm Lake, IAIA11,590243+45%

65Glenwood, IAIA5,287226+15%

66Cherokee, IAIA5,122218+69%

67Washington, IAIA7,261209−22%

68Osceola, IAIA5,679194+266%

69Independence, IAIA6,312193+161%

70Nevada, IAIA6,974188−10%

71Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013187+188%

72Centerville, IAIA5,327182+176%

73Le Mars, IAIA10,760181−3%

74Denison, IAIA8,214174+44%

75Charles City, IAIA7,013167−24%

76DeWitt, IAIA5,704160+214%

77Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324153+6%

78Manchester, IAIA5,357147+43%

79Webster City, IAIA7,815128−32%

80Sheldon, IAIA5,575123+81%

81Oelwein, IAIA5,757121+120%

82Estherville, IAIA5,807117−53%

83Clarinda, IAIA5,27399+87%

84Algona, IAIA5,30999+0%

85Anamosa, IAIA5,90191+86%

86Vinton, IAIA5,00487−56%

87Creston, IAIA7,33574−12%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES