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According to 2023 data, the most common industries in Independence are: Manufacturing (22.3% of civilian employees), Health care & social assistance (15.1% of civilian employees), Retail trade (11.9% of civilian employees). 65.7% of workers work in Buchanan County and 5.9% of all workers work at home. 72.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.9% greater than the rate of 66.2% across the entire state of Iowa.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2023 when the population of Independence, Iowa was 6,014 / 6,170
Most common industries
Most common industries (2023 Data)
Most common industries (2000 Data)
Industry
All
Males
Females
All
Males
Females
Manufacturing
22.3% (752)
28.6% (500)
15.5% (252)
22.4% (633)
33.2% (484)
11.0% (149)
Health care and social assistance
15.1% (510)
3.5% (62)
27.5% (448)
17.7% (499)
4.4% (64)
32.0% (435)
Retail trade
11.9% (402)
11.4% (199)
12.5% (203)
12.9% (364)
13.3% (194)
12.5% (170)
Educational services
7.0% (236)
6.5% (114)
7.5% (122)
8.8% (247)
4.9% (72)
12.9% (175)
Finance and insurance
6.7% (225)
3.7% (65)
9.8% (160)
3.4% (95)
1.6% (24)
5.2% (71)
Accommodation and food services
5.0% (169)
4.3% (75)
5.8% (94)
3.6% (102)
2.9% (42)
4.4% (60)
Construction
4.6% (155)
8.5% (149)
0.4% (6)
5.1% (143)
8.2% (120)
1.7% (23)
Other services, except public administration
4.3% (146)
4.1% (72)
4.6% (74)
3.4% (96)
3.7% (54)
3.1% (42)
Transportation and warehousing
3.6% (120)
6.3% (110)
0.6% (10)
2.9% (83)
5.2% (76)
0.5% (7)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
3.4% (114)
3.1% (54)
3.7% (60)
1.2% (33)
0.8% (11)
1.6% (22)
Administrative and support and waste management services
3.3% (111)
5.5% (97)
0.9% (14)
2.6% (72)
2.3% (34)
2.8% (38)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
2.6% (88)
4.1% (71)
1.0% (17)
2.4% (67)
1.9% (28)
2.9% (39)
Wholesale trade
2.4% (81)
3.2% (56)
1.5% (25)
2.5% (71)
4.2% (62)
0.7% (9)
Public administration
2.4% (80)
2.8% (49)
1.9% (31)
5.4% (153)
5.8% (84)
5.1% (69)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
2.3% (78)
1.9% (33)
2.8% (45)
1.4% (40)
2.7% (40)
0.0% (0)
Information
1.5% (51)
0.0% (0)
3.1% (51)
2.1% (60)
1.9% (28)
2.4% (32)
Utilities
1.0% (35)
2.0% (35)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (28)
1.9% (28)
0.0% (0)
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.2% (7)
0.0% (0)
0.4% (7)
1.0% (29)
0.7% (10)
1.4% (19)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.2% (5)
0.3% (5)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Independence
Unemployment by race in 2023
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
0.5%Males
1.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
33.7%Males
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.9%Males
2.1%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Independence:
7.0% (218)
Iowa:
5.1% (73,771)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Independence:
10.4% (324)
Iowa:
4.1% (59,240)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Independence:
11.1% (348)
Iowa:
5.8% (83,860)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Independence:
8.2% (257)
Iowa:
8.4% (123,030)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Independence:
8.1% (253)
Iowa:
11.1% (161,378)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Independence:
10.2% (319)
Iowa:
15.5% (225,257)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Independence:
15.0% (468)
Iowa:
15.4% (225,171)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Independence:
8.7% (272)
Iowa:
8.9% (130,211)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Independence:
5.2% (163)
Iowa:
3.8% (55,603)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Independence:
2.1% (66)
Iowa:
4.3% (62,512)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Independence:
0.5% (16)
Iowa:
2.3% (34,036)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Independence:
0.4% (14)
Iowa:
1.2% (17,669)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Independence:
4.4% (137)
Iowa:
7.1% (103,391)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Independence:
8.9% (279)
Iowa:
7.0% (102,512)
<5am:
Independence:
3.0% (83)
Iowa:
3.2% (47,736)
5:30am:
Independence:
4.4% (122)
Iowa:
2.9% (42,797)
6am:
Independence:
6.5% (182)
Iowa:
4.6% (68,195)
6:30am:
Independence:
6.1% (169)
Iowa:
7.5% (110,529)
7am:
Independence:
10.3% (287)
Iowa:
11.2% (164,470)
7:30am:
Independence:
15.4% (431)
Iowa:
14.2% (208,547)
8am:
Independence:
16.9% (473)
Iowa:
17.7% (260,172)
8:30am:
Independence:
5.9% (164)
Iowa:
8.3% (121,843)
9am:
Independence:
3.9% (108)
Iowa:
3.6% (53,363)
10am:
Independence:
2.6% (74)
Iowa:
3.6% (53,533)
11am:
Independence:
1.0% (27)
Iowa:
1.7% (25,691)
12pm:
Independence:
1.8% (51)
Iowa:
0.9% (13,464)
4pm:
Independence:
10.0% (279)
Iowa:
8.0% (117,038)
>4pm:
Independence:
8.2% (230)
Iowa:
7.7% (112,601)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
7.4% (120)
Iowa:
6.3% (48,544)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
10.2% (167)
Iowa:
5.1% (39,266)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
6.4% (104)
Iowa:
6.9% (53,012)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
14.9% (243)
Iowa:
10.4% (80,668)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
11.4% (187)
Iowa:
11.9% (92,256)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
8.6% (140)
Iowa:
14.8% (114,192)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
11.1% (181)
Iowa:
12.4% (95,978)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
6.3% (103)
Iowa:
8.3% (64,461)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
4.2% (68)
Iowa:
3.2% (24,431)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
2.9% (48)
Iowa:
3.8% (29,312)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Independence:
0.8% (14)
Iowa:
1.0% (8,000)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Independence:
3.9% (64)
Iowa:
6.9% (53,346)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Independence:
12.6% (206)
Iowa:
7.5% (57,666)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
6.9% (103)
Iowa:
3.7% (25,227)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
10.7% (160)
Iowa:
2.9% (19,974)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
16.3% (244)
Iowa:
4.5% (30,848)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
1.4% (21)
Iowa:
6.2% (42,362)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
4.1% (62)
Iowa:
10.1% (69,122)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
12.0% (179)
Iowa:
16.2% (111,065)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
19.2% (288)
Iowa:
18.9% (129,193)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
11.2% (168)
Iowa:
9.6% (65,750)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
6.3% (94)
Iowa:
4.6% (31,172)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
1.3% (19)
Iowa:
4.9% (33,200)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Independence:
1.1% (17)
Iowa:
3.2% (21,869)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Independence:
4.8% (72)
Iowa:
7.3% (50,045)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Independence:
5.2% (78)
Iowa:
6.6% (44,846)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.7% Number of people working at home: 195 (5.9% of all workers) Daytime population change due to commuting: +612 (+10.2%) Workers who live and work in this city: 1,614 (57.8%)
Less than 5 minutes:
Independence:
7.5% (284)
Iowa:
6.4% (93,688)
5 to 9 minutes:
Independence:
20.1% (759)
Iowa:
17.2% (251,271)
10 to 14 minutes:
Independence:
18.4% (695)
Iowa:
17.3% (252,564)
15 to 19 minutes:
Independence:
20.7% (782)
Iowa:
16.8% (244,950)
20 to 24 minutes:
Independence:
9.7% (367)
Iowa:
13.8% (200,839)
25 to 29 minutes:
Independence:
6.9% (260)
Iowa:
6.8% (99,657)
30 to 34 minutes:
Independence:
8.1% (307)
Iowa:
9.1% (132,282)
35 to 39 minutes:
Independence:
1.2% (46)
Iowa:
2.3% (32,919)
40 to 44 minutes:
Independence:
2.1% (80)
Iowa:
2.1% (31,367)
45 to 59 minutes:
Independence:
3.5% (132)
Iowa:
4.1% (60,539)
60 to 89 minutes:
Independence:
0.4% (17)
Iowa:
2.3% (34,056)
90 or more minutes:
Independence:
1.0% (36)
Iowa:
1.8% (25,772)
Less than 5 minutes:
Independence:
7.6% (213)
Iowa:
6.8% (100,616)
5 to 9 minutes:
Independence:
32.8% (916)
Iowa:
18.5% (271,589)
10 to 14 minutes:
Independence:
18.9% (527)
Iowa:
19.3% (283,804)
15 to 19 minutes:
Independence:
5.5% (154)
Iowa:
16.0% (234,745)
20 to 24 minutes:
Independence:
4.7% (131)
Iowa:
12.5% (183,539)
25 to 29 minutes:
Independence:
1.1% (32)
Iowa:
4.6% (67,775)
30 to 34 minutes:
Independence:
7.1% (199)
Iowa:
7.6% (111,454)
35 to 39 minutes:
Independence:
1.9% (52)
Iowa:
1.5% (22,220)
40 to 44 minutes:
Independence:
3.7% (103)
Iowa:
1.7% (24,880)
45 to 59 minutes:
Independence:
7.6% (213)
Iowa:
3.4% (49,913)
60 to 89 minutes:
Independence:
2.7% (75)
Iowa:
2.0% (28,703)
90 or more minutes:
Independence:
2.3% (65)
Iowa:
1.4% (20,741)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Independence:
8.5% (154)
Iowa:
6.5% (50,612)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Independence:
19.8% (358)
Iowa:
16.0% (124,293)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Independence:
18.0% (326)
Iowa:
16.4% (127,622)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Independence:
24.6% (444)
Iowa:
16.7% (130,069)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Independence:
6.0% (109)
Iowa:
13.9% (107,876)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Independence:
6.4% (115)
Iowa:
6.6% (51,360)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Independence:
8.3% (149)
Iowa:
9.9% (76,817)
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Independence:
1.3% (24)
Iowa:
2.3% (17,859)
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Independence:
0.6% (11)
Iowa:
2.3% (17,878)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Independence:
5.1% (92)
Iowa:
4.6% (35,485)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Independence:
0.2% (4)
Iowa:
2.8% (21,523)
90 or more minutes - Males:
Independence:
0.8% (14)
Iowa:
2.2% (17,341)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Independence:
6.6% (129)
Iowa:
6.3% (43,076)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Independence:
20.4% (401)
Iowa:
18.6% (126,978)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Independence:
18.8% (370)
Iowa:
18.3% (124,942)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Independence:
17.2% (338)
Iowa:
16.9% (114,881)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Independence:
13.0% (256)
Iowa:
13.6% (92,963)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Independence:
7.4% (146)
Iowa:
7.1% (48,297)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Independence:
8.0% (158)
Iowa:
8.1% (55,465)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Independence:
1.1% (22)
Iowa:
2.2% (15,060)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Independence:
3.5% (68)
Iowa:
2.0% (13,489)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Independence:
2.0% (39)
Iowa:
3.7% (25,054)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Independence:
0.7% (13)
Iowa:
1.8% (12,533)
90 or more minutes - Females:
Independence:
1.1% (22)
Iowa:
1.2% (8,431)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Independence:
88.0% (3,322)
Iowa:
85.0% (575,545)
Carpooled:
Independence:
9.2% (347)
Iowa:
9.3% (70,923)
Bus:
Independence:
0.3% (12)
Iowa:
0.8% (5,436)
Bicycle:
Independence:
0.4% (14)
Iowa:
0.4% (1,508)
Walked:
Independence:
2.1% (80)
Iowa:
3.1% (20,649)
Drove car alone:
Independence:
81.4% (2,274)
Iowa:
78.6% (1,155,008)
Carpooled:
Independence:
7.3% (203)
Iowa:
10.8% (158,699)
Bicycle:
Independence:
0.4% (10)
Iowa:
0.4% (5,244)
Walked:
Independence:
6.6% (183)
Iowa:
4.0% (58,088)
Other means:
Independence:
0.4% (10)
Iowa:
0.5% (7,153)
Drove car alone - Males:
Independence:
87.6% (1,581)
Iowa:
85.5% (575,545)
Carpooled - Males:
Independence:
7.4% (133)
Iowa:
8.4% (70,923)
Bus - Males:
Independence:
0.1% (2)
Iowa:
0.7% (5,436)
Bicycle - Males:
Independence:
0.5% (9)
Iowa:
0.6% (1,508)
Walked - Males:
Independence:
4.4% (80)
Iowa:
3.1% (20,649)
Drove car alone - Females:
Independence:
88.4% (1,743)
Iowa:
84.5% (575,545)
Carpooled - Females:
Independence:
10.9% (214)
Iowa:
10.4% (70,923)
Bus - Females:
Independence:
0.5% (10)
Iowa:
0.8% (5,436)
Bicycle - Females:
Independence:
0.3% (5)
Iowa:
0.2% (1,508)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Independence:
88.6% (2,662)
Iowa:
90.3% (1,241,020)
In 2 person carpool:
Independence:
9.4% (284)
Iowa:
7.3% (100,340)
In 3 person carpool:
Independence:
1.2% (38)
Iowa:
1.4% (19,303)
In 4 person carpool:
Independence:
0.5% (16)
Iowa:
0.6% (8,488)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Independence:
0.2% (7)
Iowa:
0.3% (3,989)
Drove alone:
Independence:
91.8% (2,274)
Iowa:
87.9% (1,155,008)
In 2 person carpool:
Independence:
7.2% (179)
Iowa:
9.8% (128,891)
In 3 person carpool:
Independence:
0.8% (21)
Iowa:
1.4% (18,510)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Independence:
0.1% (3)
Iowa:
0.2% (2,434)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Independence:
72.7% (2,456)
Iowa:
66.2% (1,095,771)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Independence:
2.8% (93)
Iowa:
3.6% (60,158)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Independence:
8.1% (273)
Iowa:
8.7% (144,397)
Local government workers:
Independence:
7.8% (263)
Iowa:
7.7% (128,087)
State government workers:
Independence:
2.1% (72)
Iowa:
5.1% (84,862)
Federal government workers:
Independence:
1.0% (33)
Iowa:
1.9% (31,702)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Independence:
5.5% (186)
Iowa:
6.4% (106,068)
Employee of private company:
Independence:
63.1% (1,780)
Iowa:
66.6% (992,122)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Independence:
2.6% (72)
Iowa:
3.0% (44,330)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Independence:
6.0% (170)
Iowa:
8.2% (121,940)
Local government workers:
Independence:
8.2% (230)
Iowa:
6.1% (90,430)
State government workers:
Independence:
10.3% (290)
Iowa:
5.8% (85,726)
Federal government workers:
Independence:
1.3% (38)
Iowa:
1.8% (27,176)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Independence:
8.5% (240)
Iowa:
8.2% (121,579)
Employee of private company - Males:
Independence:
70.6% (1,236)
Iowa:
70.8% (611,631)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Independence:
3.9% (69)
Iowa:
4.9% (42,285)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Independence:
6.8% (120)
Iowa:
4.9% (42,070)
Local government workers - Males:
Independence:
7.5% (131)
Iowa:
5.3% (45,845)
State government workers - Males:
Independence:
1.4% (24)
Iowa:
4.3% (37,539)
Federal government workers - Males:
Independence:
1.9% (33)
Iowa:
1.9% (16,496)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Independence:
7.8% (136)
Iowa:
7.7% (66,349)
Employee of private company - Females:
Independence:
75.0% (1,219)
Iowa:
61.3% (484,140)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Independence:
1.5% (24)
Iowa:
2.3% (17,873)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Independence:
9.4% (153)
Iowa:
12.9% (102,327)
Local government workers - Females:
Independence:
8.1% (132)
Iowa:
10.4% (82,242)
State government workers - Females:
Independence:
2.9% (48)
Iowa:
6.0% (47,323)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Independence:
3.1% (50)
Iowa:
5.0% (39,719)
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