According to 2023 data, the most common industries in Mount Vernon are: Educational services (26.0% of civilian employees), Health care & social assistance (13.5% of civilian employees), Manufacturing (12.5% of civilian employees). 80.2% of workers work in Linn County and 20.6% of all workers work at home. 58.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 13.0% less 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 Mount Vernon, Iowa was 3,390 / 4,541
Most common industries
Most common industries (2023 Data)
Most common industries (2000 Data)
Industry
All
Males
Females
All
Males
Females
Educational services
26.0% (539)
23.8% (240)
28.0% (299)
30.0% (591)
26.4% (249)
33.2% (342)
Health care and social assistance
13.5% (280)
1.7% (17)
24.6% (263)
7.8% (154)
3.4% (32)
11.9% (122)
Manufacturing
12.5% (259)
24.4% (246)
1.2% (13)
10.2% (201)
15.0% (141)
5.8% (60)
Retail trade
9.4% (195)
9.8% (99)
9.0% (96)
11.7% (231)
11.4% (107)
12.1% (124)
Accommodation and food services
9.0% (187)
6.2% (62)
11.7% (125)
5.2% (102)
3.8% (36)
6.4% (66)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
6.0% (125)
9.0% (91)
3.2% (34)
5.0% (98)
4.4% (41)
5.5% (57)
Construction
4.4% (91)
9.0% (91)
0.0% (0)
4.5% (88)
8.9% (84)
0.4% (4)
Administrative and support and waste management services
3.5% (73)
1.4% (14)
5.5% (59)
1.5% (30)
1.1% (10)
1.9% (20)
Public administration
3.1% (64)
5.4% (54)
0.9% (10)
3.2% (64)
2.9% (27)
3.6% (37)
Transportation and warehousing
2.4% (49)
1.1% (11)
3.6% (38)
2.6% (52)
3.5% (33)
1.8% (19)
Utilities
2.2% (45)
0.0% (0)
4.2% (45)
0.6% (12)
0.8% (8)
0.4% (4)
Finance and insurance
1.9% (40)
1.1% (11)
2.7% (29)
5.4% (106)
2.5% (24)
8.0% (82)
Information
1.5% (31)
3.1% (31)
0.0% (0)
2.6% (51)
3.4% (32)
1.8% (19)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.5% (31)
1.5% (15)
1.5% (16)
1.5% (29)
1.3% (12)
1.7% (17)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
0.8% (16)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (16)
2.4% (48)
3.5% (33)
1.5% (15)
Other services, except public administration
0.8% (16)
1.6% (16)
0.0% (0)
2.8% (55)
3.5% (33)
2.1% (22)
Wholesale trade
0.6% (12)
0.0% (0)
1.1% (12)
2.5% (50)
3.5% (33)
1.7% (17)
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.3% (6)
0.0% (0)
0.6% (6)
0.5% (9)
0.7% (7)
0.2% (2)
Unemployment in Mount Vernon
Unemployment by race in 2023
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.5%Males
4.9%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
53.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
5.2%Females
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.9%Males
2.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
3.7% (58)
Iowa:
4.1% (59,240)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
5.0% (79)
Iowa:
5.8% (83,860)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
3.6% (56)
Iowa:
8.4% (123,030)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
13.6% (212)
Iowa:
11.1% (161,378)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
6.5% (101)
Iowa:
15.5% (225,257)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
25.9% (404)
Iowa:
15.4% (225,171)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
11.7% (182)
Iowa:
8.9% (130,211)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
1.0% (15)
Iowa:
3.8% (55,603)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
3.0% (46)
Iowa:
4.3% (62,512)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
2.7% (42)
Iowa:
2.3% (34,036)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Mount Vernon:
0.2% (3)
Iowa:
1.2% (17,669)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Mount Vernon:
5.2% (81)
Iowa:
7.1% (103,391)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Mount Vernon:
17.9% (278)
Iowa:
7.0% (102,512)
<5am:
Mount Vernon:
1.9% (37)
Iowa:
3.2% (47,736)
5:30am:
Mount Vernon:
1.3% (25)
Iowa:
2.9% (42,797)
6am:
Mount Vernon:
1.7% (33)
Iowa:
4.6% (68,195)
6:30am:
Mount Vernon:
7.8% (153)
Iowa:
7.5% (110,529)
7am:
Mount Vernon:
6.5% (128)
Iowa:
11.2% (164,470)
7:30am:
Mount Vernon:
11.2% (219)
Iowa:
14.2% (208,547)
8am:
Mount Vernon:
14.0% (275)
Iowa:
17.7% (260,172)
8:30am:
Mount Vernon:
14.4% (282)
Iowa:
8.3% (121,843)
9am:
Mount Vernon:
4.6% (91)
Iowa:
3.6% (53,363)
10am:
Mount Vernon:
5.4% (105)
Iowa:
3.6% (53,533)
11am:
Mount Vernon:
2.8% (54)
Iowa:
1.7% (25,691)
12pm:
Mount Vernon:
2.0% (39)
Iowa:
0.9% (13,464)
4pm:
Mount Vernon:
11.4% (223)
Iowa:
8.0% (117,038)
>4pm:
Mount Vernon:
10.6% (208)
Iowa:
7.7% (112,601)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
6.9% (56)
Iowa:
5.1% (39,266)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
5.7% (46)
Iowa:
6.9% (53,012)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
4.3% (34)
Iowa:
10.4% (80,668)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
18.3% (147)
Iowa:
11.9% (92,256)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
10.4% (84)
Iowa:
14.8% (114,192)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
23.8% (191)
Iowa:
12.4% (95,978)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
9.8% (78)
Iowa:
8.3% (64,461)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
1.8% (15)
Iowa:
3.8% (29,312)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
0.7% (5)
Iowa:
1.6% (12,167)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
5.0% (40)
Iowa:
6.9% (53,346)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Mount Vernon:
13.5% (108)
Iowa:
7.5% (57,666)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
0.9% (7)
Iowa:
2.9% (19,974)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
4.3% (32)
Iowa:
4.5% (30,848)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
2.8% (21)
Iowa:
6.2% (42,362)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
7.2% (54)
Iowa:
10.1% (69,122)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
2.6% (20)
Iowa:
16.2% (111,065)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
27.4% (207)
Iowa:
18.9% (129,193)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
13.6% (103)
Iowa:
9.6% (65,750)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
2.1% (16)
Iowa:
4.6% (31,172)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
4.5% (34)
Iowa:
4.9% (33,200)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
5.9% (45)
Iowa:
3.2% (21,869)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
0.5% (4)
Iowa:
1.4% (9,669)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
4.9% (37)
Iowa:
7.3% (50,045)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Mount Vernon:
20.2% (153)
Iowa:
6.6% (44,846)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.2% Number of people working at home: 402 (20.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
11.3% (170)
Iowa:
6.4% (93,688)
5 to 9 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
30.1% (452)
Iowa:
17.2% (251,271)
10 to 14 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
11.5% (173)
Iowa:
17.3% (252,564)
15 to 19 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
10.2% (153)
Iowa:
16.8% (244,950)
20 to 24 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
15.9% (238)
Iowa:
13.8% (200,839)
25 to 29 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
7.5% (113)
Iowa:
6.8% (99,657)
30 to 34 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
9.5% (143)
Iowa:
9.1% (132,282)
35 to 39 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
2.9% (44)
Iowa:
2.3% (32,919)
40 to 44 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
1.0% (16)
Iowa:
2.1% (31,367)
45 to 59 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
1.9% (28)
Iowa:
4.1% (60,539)
Less than 5 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
16.6% (326)
Iowa:
6.8% (100,616)
5 to 9 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
25.8% (506)
Iowa:
18.5% (271,589)
10 to 14 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
6.4% (125)
Iowa:
19.3% (283,804)
15 to 19 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
3.2% (63)
Iowa:
16.0% (234,745)
20 to 24 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
14.6% (285)
Iowa:
12.5% (183,539)
25 to 29 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
10.2% (200)
Iowa:
4.6% (67,775)
30 to 34 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
10.8% (212)
Iowa:
7.6% (111,454)
35 to 39 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
1.6% (32)
Iowa:
1.5% (22,220)
40 to 44 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
1.7% (33)
Iowa:
1.7% (24,880)
45 to 59 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
1.1% (21)
Iowa:
3.4% (49,913)
60 to 89 minutes:
Mount Vernon:
1.0% (20)
Iowa:
2.0% (28,703)
90 or more minutes:
Mount Vernon:
2.5% (49)
Iowa:
1.4% (20,741)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
24.4% (89)
Iowa:
6.5% (50,612)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
30.1% (110)
Iowa:
16.0% (124,293)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
17.9% (65)
Iowa:
16.4% (127,622)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
6.5% (24)
Iowa:
16.7% (130,069)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
0.9% (3)
Iowa:
13.9% (107,876)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
7.3% (27)
Iowa:
6.6% (51,360)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
12.3% (45)
Iowa:
9.9% (76,817)
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
1.4% (5)
Iowa:
2.3% (17,878)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Mount Vernon:
0.5% (2)
Iowa:
4.6% (35,485)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
6.9% (80)
Iowa:
6.3% (43,076)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
28.4% (329)
Iowa:
18.6% (126,978)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
9.6% (111)
Iowa:
18.3% (124,942)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
10.9% (127)
Iowa:
16.9% (114,881)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
19.5% (226)
Iowa:
13.6% (92,963)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
8.1% (94)
Iowa:
7.1% (48,297)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
8.6% (100)
Iowa:
8.1% (55,465)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
3.5% (40)
Iowa:
2.2% (15,060)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
0.8% (10)
Iowa:
2.0% (13,489)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Mount Vernon:
2.8% (32)
Iowa:
3.7% (25,054)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Mount Vernon:
71.6% (1,066)
Iowa:
85.0% (575,545)
Carpooled:
Mount Vernon:
7.9% (118)
Iowa:
9.3% (70,923)
Walked:
Mount Vernon:
20.5% (306)
Iowa:
3.1% (20,649)
Drove car alone:
Mount Vernon:
65.7% (1,286)
Iowa:
78.6% (1,155,008)
Carpooled:
Mount Vernon:
7.6% (149)
Iowa:
10.8% (158,699)
Motorcycle:
Mount Vernon:
0.1% (1)
Iowa:
0.1% (766)
Walked:
Mount Vernon:
22.3% (436)
Iowa:
4.0% (58,088)
Drove car alone - Males:
Mount Vernon:
69.2% (253)
Iowa:
85.5% (575,545)
Carpooled - Males:
Mount Vernon:
10.5% (39)
Iowa:
8.4% (70,923)
Walked - Males:
Mount Vernon:
20.3% (74)
Iowa:
3.1% (20,649)
Drove car alone - Females:
Mount Vernon:
72.4% (826)
Iowa:
84.5% (575,545)
Carpooled - Females:
Mount Vernon:
7.0% (80)
Iowa:
10.4% (70,923)
Walked - Females:
Mount Vernon:
20.6% (235)
Iowa:
3.0% (20,649)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Mount Vernon:
94.0% (1,272)
Iowa:
90.3% (1,241,020)
In 2 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
5.2% (71)
Iowa:
7.3% (100,340)
In 3 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
0.3% (4)
Iowa:
1.4% (19,303)
In 4 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
0.5% (7)
Iowa:
0.6% (8,488)
Drove alone:
Mount Vernon:
89.6% (1,286)
Iowa:
87.9% (1,155,008)
In 2 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
8.4% (120)
Iowa:
9.8% (128,891)
In 3 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
1.3% (18)
Iowa:
1.4% (18,510)
In 4 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
0.1% (2)
Iowa:
0.5% (6,602)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
0.4% (6)
Iowa:
0.2% (2,434)
In 7+ person carpool:
Mount Vernon:
0.2% (3)
Iowa:
0.2% (2,262)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Mount Vernon:
58.6% (1,216)
Iowa:
66.2% (1,095,771)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Mount Vernon:
2.2% (46)
Iowa:
3.6% (60,158)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Mount Vernon:
10.2% (211)
Iowa:
8.7% (144,397)
Local government workers:
Mount Vernon:
9.4% (195)
Iowa:
7.7% (128,087)
State government workers:
Mount Vernon:
11.6% (241)
Iowa:
5.1% (84,862)
Federal government workers:
Mount Vernon:
1.6% (33)
Iowa:
1.9% (31,702)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Mount Vernon:
6.4% (132)
Iowa:
6.4% (106,068)
Employee of private company:
Mount Vernon:
53.6% (1,057)
Iowa:
66.6% (992,122)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Mount Vernon:
2.8% (56)
Iowa:
3.0% (44,330)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Mount Vernon:
19.4% (383)
Iowa:
8.2% (121,940)
Local government workers:
Mount Vernon:
6.8% (135)
Iowa:
6.1% (90,430)
State government workers:
Mount Vernon:
6.6% (131)
Iowa:
5.8% (85,726)
Federal government workers:
Mount Vernon:
4.5% (88)
Iowa:
1.8% (27,176)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Mount Vernon:
6.1% (121)
Iowa:
8.2% (121,579)
Employee of private company - Males:
Mount Vernon:
58.8% (591)
Iowa:
70.8% (611,631)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Mount Vernon:
1.9% (19)
Iowa:
4.9% (42,285)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Mount Vernon:
5.8% (59)
Iowa:
4.9% (42,070)
Local government workers - Males:
Mount Vernon:
12.1% (122)
Iowa:
5.3% (45,845)
State government workers - Males:
Mount Vernon:
13.1% (131)
Iowa:
4.3% (37,539)
Federal government workers - Males:
Mount Vernon:
1.6% (16)
Iowa:
1.9% (16,496)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Mount Vernon:
6.8% (69)
Iowa:
7.7% (66,349)
Employee of private company - Females:
Mount Vernon:
58.4% (625)
Iowa:
61.3% (484,140)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Mount Vernon:
2.6% (27)
Iowa:
2.3% (17,873)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Mount Vernon:
14.2% (152)
Iowa:
12.9% (102,327)
Local government workers - Females:
Mount Vernon:
6.9% (74)
Iowa:
10.4% (82,242)
State government workers - Females:
Mount Vernon:
10.3% (110)
Iowa:
6.0% (47,323)
Federal government workers - Females:
Mount Vernon:
1.7% (18)
Iowa:
1.9% (15,206)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Mount Vernon:
6.0% (64)
Iowa:
5.0% (39,719)
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