Work and Jobs in Lime Springs, Iowa (IA) Detailed Stats
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According to 2023 data, the most common industries in Lime Springs are: Manufacturing (23.8% of civilian employees), Health care & social assistance (23.8% of civilian employees), Construction (14.7% of civilian employees). 64.8% of workers work in Howard County and 6.1% of all workers work at home. 73.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 9.9% 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 Lime Springs, Iowa was 496 / 411
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2023 when the population of Lime Springs, Iowa was 496 / 411
Most common industries






Most common industries | Most common industries | |||||
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Industry | All | Males | Females | All | Males | Females |
Manufacturing | 23.8% (52) | 30.2% (31) | 18.1% (21) | 21.8% (48) | 25.2% (32) | 17.2% (16) |
Health care and social assistance | 23.8% (52) | 3.9% (4) | 41.5% (48) | 10.9% (24) | 1.6% (2) | 23.7% (22) |
Construction | 14.7% (32) | 31.2% (32) | 0.0% (0) | 9.5% (21) | 15.0% (19) | 2.2% (2) |
Retail trade | 9.6% (21) | 4.9% (5) | 13.8% (16) | 10.9% (24) | 9.4% (12) | 12.9% (12) |
Other services, except public administration | 4.6% (10) | 4.9% (5) | 4.3% (5) | 5.9% (13) | 10.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 3.7% (8) | 3.9% (4) | 3.5% (4) | 4.5% (10) | 7.9% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Wholesale trade | 3.7% (8) | 7.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (9) | 5.5% (7) | 2.2% (2) |
Finance and insurance | 3.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 6.0% (7) | 6.8% (15) | 1.6% (2) | 14.0% (13) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.3% (5) | 2.9% (3) | 1.7% (2) | 4.5% (10) | 4.7% (6) | 4.3% (4) |
Transportation and warehousing | 1.8% (4) | 3.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 7.3% (16) | 9.4% (12) | 4.3% (4) |
Educational services | 1.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (4) | 2.7% (6) | 1.6% (2) | 4.3% (4) |
Accommodation and food services | 1.4% (3) | 1.0% (1) | 1.7% (2) | 4.5% (10) | 0.8% (1) | 9.7% (9) |
Public administration | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (3) | 4.1% (9) | 3.9% (5) | 4.3% (4) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.9% (2) | 2.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 0.9% (2) | 2.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Information | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (1) |
Unemployment in Lime Springs
- Unemployment by race in 2023
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 0.9%Males
- 1.3%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.8%Males
Time leaving home to go to work

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 11.7% (24) |
Iowa: | 5.1% (73,771) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 3.0% (6) |
Iowa: | 4.1% (59,240) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 14.1% (29) |
Iowa: | 5.8% (83,860) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 5.6% (11) |
Iowa: | 8.4% (123,030) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 5.4% (11) |
Iowa: | 11.1% (161,378) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 21.4% (43) |
Iowa: | 15.5% (225,257) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 10.9% (22) |
Iowa: | 15.4% (225,171) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 9.8% (20) |
Iowa: | 8.9% (130,211) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 6.0% (12) |
Iowa: | 4.3% (62,512) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 0.5% (1) |
Iowa: | 2.3% (34,036) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Lime Springs: | 0.6% (1) |
Iowa: | 1.2% (17,669) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Lime Springs: | 6.1% (12) |
Iowa: | 7.1% (103,391) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Lime Springs: | 5.2% (11) |
Iowa: | 7.0% (102,512) |

<5am:
Lime Springs: | 3.7% (8) |
Iowa: | 3.2% (47,736) |
5:30am:
Lime Springs: | 8.3% (18) |
Iowa: | 2.9% (42,797) |
6am:
Lime Springs: | 7.8% (17) |
Iowa: | 4.6% (68,195) |
6:30am:
Lime Springs: | 9.7% (21) |
Iowa: | 7.5% (110,529) |
7am:
Lime Springs: | 6.5% (14) |
Iowa: | 11.2% (164,470) |
7:30am:
Lime Springs: | 13.8% (30) |
Iowa: | 14.2% (208,547) |
8am:
Lime Springs: | 16.6% (36) |
Iowa: | 17.7% (260,172) |
8:30am:
Lime Springs: | 4.6% (10) |
Iowa: | 8.3% (121,843) |
9am:
Lime Springs: | 3.7% (8) |
Iowa: | 3.6% (53,363) |
10am:
Lime Springs: | 1.4% (3) |
Iowa: | 3.6% (53,533) |
11am:
Lime Springs: | 2.8% (6) |
Iowa: | 1.7% (25,691) |
12pm:
Lime Springs: | 1.8% (4) |
Iowa: | 0.9% (13,464) |
4pm:
Lime Springs: | 11.1% (24) |
Iowa: | 8.0% (117,038) |
>4pm:
Lime Springs: | 6.0% (13) |
Iowa: | 7.7% (112,601) |

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 9.9% (10) |
Iowa: | 6.3% (48,544) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 3.0% (3) |
Iowa: | 5.1% (39,266) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 11.4% (11) |
Iowa: | 6.9% (53,012) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 8.7% (9) |
Iowa: | 10.4% (80,668) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 7.7% (8) |
Iowa: | 11.9% (92,256) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 20.8% (21) |
Iowa: | 14.8% (114,192) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 14.9% (15) |
Iowa: | 12.4% (95,978) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 3.0% (3) |
Iowa: | 8.3% (64,461) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 0.9% (1) |
Iowa: | 1.6% (12,167) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 10.5% (10) |
Iowa: | 6.9% (53,346) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Lime Springs: | 8.9% (9) |
Iowa: | 7.5% (57,666) |

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 14.4% (15) |
Iowa: | 3.7% (25,227) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 3.0% (3) |
Iowa: | 2.9% (19,974) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 16.7% (17) |
Iowa: | 4.5% (30,848) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 2.8% (3) |
Iowa: | 6.2% (42,362) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 3.0% (3) |
Iowa: | 10.1% (69,122) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 21.9% (23) |
Iowa: | 16.2% (111,065) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 6.9% (7) |
Iowa: | 18.9% (129,193) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 16.0% (17) |
Iowa: | 9.6% (65,750) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 11.2% (12) |
Iowa: | 4.9% (33,200) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 1.1% (1) |
Iowa: | 1.4% (9,669) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 1.8% (2) |
Iowa: | 7.3% (50,045) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Lime Springs: | 1.9% (2) |
Iowa: | 6.6% (44,846) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.8%
Number of people working at home: 13 (6.1% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 13 (6.1% of all workers)


Less than 5 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 19.4% (42) |
Iowa: | 6.8% (100,616) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 13.8% (30) |
Iowa: | 18.5% (271,589) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 7.8% (17) |
Iowa: | 19.3% (283,804) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 7.8% (17) |
Iowa: | 16.0% (234,745) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 18.4% (40) |
Iowa: | 12.5% (183,539) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 3.2% (7) |
Iowa: | 4.6% (67,775) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 3.7% (8) |
Iowa: | 7.6% (111,454) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 1.4% (3) |
Iowa: | 1.7% (24,880) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 14.3% (31) |
Iowa: | 3.4% (49,913) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Lime Springs: | 5.5% (12) |
Iowa: | 2.0% (28,703) |
90 or more minutes:
Lime Springs: | 2.3% (5) |
Iowa: | 1.4% (20,741) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Lime Springs: | 83.9% (182) |
Iowa: | 78.6% (1,155,008) |
Carpooled:
Lime Springs: | 5.5% (12) |
Iowa: | 10.8% (158,699) |
Walked:
Lime Springs: | 8.3% (18) |
Iowa: | 4.0% (58,088) |
Private vehicle occupancy

Drove alone:
Lime Springs: | 96.3% (179) |
Iowa: | 90.3% (1,241,020) |
In 2 person carpool:
Lime Springs: | 0.6% (1) |
Iowa: | 7.3% (100,340) |
In 4 person carpool:
Lime Springs: | 1.8% (3) |
Iowa: | 0.6% (8,488) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Lime Springs: | 1.2% (2) |
Iowa: | 0.3% (3,989) |

Drove alone:
Lime Springs: | 93.8% (182) |
Iowa: | 87.9% (1,155,008) |
In 2 person carpool:
Lime Springs: | 3.6% (7) |
Iowa: | 9.8% (128,891) |
In 3 person carpool:
Lime Springs: | 2.1% (4) |
Iowa: | 1.4% (18,510) |
In 4 person carpool:
Lime Springs: | 0.5% (1) |
Iowa: | 0.5% (6,602) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Lime Springs: | 73.5% (160) |
Iowa: | 66.2% (1,095,771) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lime Springs: | 3.3% (7) |
Iowa: | 3.6% (60,158) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lime Springs: | 7.9% (17) |
Iowa: | 8.7% (144,397) |
Local government workers:
Lime Springs: | 2.8% (6) |
Iowa: | 7.7% (128,087) |
State government workers:
Lime Springs: | 2.8% (6) |
Iowa: | 5.1% (84,862) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lime Springs: | 9.8% (21) |
Iowa: | 6.4% (106,068) |
Employee of private company:
Lime Springs: | 69.5% (153) |
Iowa: | 66.6% (992,122) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lime Springs: | 1.8% (4) |
Iowa: | 3.0% (44,330) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lime Springs: | 2.7% (6) |
Iowa: | 8.2% (121,940) |
Local government workers:
Lime Springs: | 6.8% (15) |
Iowa: | 6.1% (90,430) |
State government workers:
Lime Springs: | 1.4% (3) |
Iowa: | 5.8% (85,726) |
Federal government workers:
Lime Springs: | 2.3% (5) |
Iowa: | 1.8% (27,176) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lime Springs: | 15.5% (34) |
Iowa: | 8.2% (121,579) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Lime Springs: | 84.2% (86) |
Iowa: | 70.8% (611,631) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Lime Springs: | 6.9% (7) |
Iowa: | 4.9% (42,285) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Lime Springs: | 1.0% (1) |
Iowa: | 4.9% (42,070) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Lime Springs: | 7.9% (8) |
Iowa: | 7.7% (66,349) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Lime Springs: | 64.0% (74) |
Iowa: | 61.3% (484,140) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Lime Springs: | 14.0% (16) |
Iowa: | 12.9% (102,327) |
Local government workers - Females:
Lime Springs: | 5.3% (6) |
Iowa: | 10.4% (82,242) |
State government workers - Females:
Lime Springs: | 5.3% (6) |
Iowa: | 6.0% (47,323) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Lime Springs: | 11.4% (13) |
Iowa: | 5.0% (39,719) |