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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. The median across all 87 is 508. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Polk City, IA, up 43 places to #28.

SAME RANKING BYCountiesStatesMetros
Most remote workers by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020
01Des Moines, IAIA212,08614,586+145%
02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9359,369+130%
03▲2Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,066+210%
04▼1West Des Moines, IAIA74,2247,647+150%
05▲2Davenport, IAIA100,3585,206+116%
06▼2Iowa City, IAIA76,2295,083+77%
07▼1Ames, IAIA68,2204,489+80%
08▲1Urbandale, IAIA48,5704,386+142%
09▲1Marion, IAIA42,7324,039+137%
10▲4Waukee, IAIA34,8903,504+194%
11▼3Dubuque, IAIA59,1483,479+80%
12Clive, IAIA19,8612,695+71%
13▲2Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802,494+109%
14▼3Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402,478+53%
15▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,9192,417+72%
16▲1Grimes, IAIA17,4052,160+118%
17▲2Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102,108+127%
18▼2Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,067+74%
19▲12North Liberty, IAIA21,9761,909+378%
20▼2Johnston, IAIA25,0651,706+76%
21▲1Coralville, IAIA23,9601,688+168%
22▲5Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,406+192%
23▲1Altoona, IAIA22,7961,366+147%
24▲2Indianola, IAIA16,8291,146+112%
25▼5Fairfield, IAIA9,220990+41%
26▲39Grinnell, IAIA9,430811+496%
27▼2Marshalltown, IAIA27,536742+35%
28▲43Polk City, IAIA6,630697+564%
29▲4Newton, IAIA15,741697+102%
30▲19Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239683+209%
31▲1Muscatine, IAIA23,164681+76%
32▲20Bondurant, IAIA9,647655+205%
33▲39Tiffin, IAIA7,156591+474%
34▼6Clinton, IAIA24,049586+38%
35▼6Mason City, IAIA26,853574+42%
36▲4Burlington, IAIA23,336566+104%
37▲40Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059563+631%
38▼8Waverly, IAIA10,561561+40%
39▼2Eldridge, IAIA6,954550+86%
40▼19Sioux Center, IAIA8,864548−14%
41Pella, IAIA10,992539+97%
42▼19Orange City, IAIA6,468531−9%
43▲19Boone, IAIA12,471513+193%
44▼8Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837508+63%
45▼7Ottumwa, IAIA25,319497+71%
46▲9Adel, IAIA7,098493+145%
47▼13Decorah, IAIA7,417432+33%
48▲21Knoxville, IAIA7,469401+271%
49▲29Asbury, IAIA6,035398+424%
50▲1Hiawatha, IAIA7,432387+78%
51▲5Clear Lake, IAIA7,601384+95%
52▼17Winterset, IAIA5,520379+19%
53▼5Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493363+61%
54▼7Atlantic, IAIA6,676360+52%
55▼2Perry, IAIA8,208343+63%
56▼13Carroll, IAIA10,085324+29%
57▼11Spencer, IAIA11,218318+33%
58▲8Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500286+113%
59▼14Fort Madison, IAIA9,935284+17%
60▲1Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525276+51%
61▲9Maquoketa, IAIA6,027266+149%
62▼23Keokuk, IAIA9,510258−8%
63▲12Red Oak, IAIA5,388252+190%
64▼1Storm Lake, IAIA11,590243+45%
65▼7Glenwood, IAIA5,287226+15%
66▲1Cherokee, IAIA5,122218+69%
67▼25Washington, IAIA7,261209−22%
68▲16Osceola, IAIA5,679194+266%
69▲10Independence, IAIA6,312193+161%
70▼16Nevada, IAIA6,974188−10%
71▲11Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013187+188%
72▲9Centerville, IAIA5,327182+176%
73▼13Le Mars, IAIA10,760181−3%
74▼6Denison, IAIA8,214174+44%
75▼25Charles City, IAIA7,013167−24%
76▲10DeWitt, IAIA5,704160+214%
77▼13Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324153+6%
78▼5Manchester, IAIA5,357147+43%
79▼20Webster City, IAIA7,815128−32%
80Sheldon, IAIA5,575123+81%
81▲2Oelwein, IAIA5,757121+120%
82▼38Estherville, IAIA5,807117−53%
83▲2Clarinda, IAIA5,27399+87%
84▼10Algona, IAIA5,309990%
85▲2Anamosa, IAIA5,90191+86%
86▼29Vinton, IAIA5,00487−56%
87▼11Creston, IAIA7,33574−12%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES