Iowa Economic Data Finder

Iowa Communities and Counties

Community Information Search (Iowa Department of Economic Development)
Search the entire state of Iowa by locality, county, metro, building or site. The available information within those criteria covers demographics, transportation, environment, labor force, average wage, taxation, building size and type

County Business Patterns (State Data Center)
Number of employees and number of businesses by type of industry for all Iowa counties.

County-to-County Migration Flows (State Data Center)
2000 census summaries of where residents lived in 1995 compared to 2000 for all Iowa counties.

County-to-County Worker Flows (State Data Center)
2000 census summaries of where workers live and work for all Iowa counties.

Demographic Profiles (State Data Center)
2000 census population, social, and economic and housing data for all Iowa counties and incorporated places.

Economic Census Profiles (State Data Center)
Number of establishments, value of shipments, payroll and number of employees by industry from the 5-year economic census for all Iowa counties and selected incorporated places.

Counties (.pdf and .xls)
Incorporated Places (.pdf or .xls)

Employment and Wages (Iowa Workforce Development)
Number of firms, number of employees, average weekly wages, and largest employers  by industry for all  Iowa counties.

Iowa Wage Surveys (Iowa Workforce Development)
Wages by occupation for all Iowa counties 

Labor Force Data (Iowa Workforce Development)
Size of labor force and current unemployment rates for all Iowa counties and selected incorporated places.

Laborshed Surveys (Iowa Workforce Development)
Local labor market studies including distribution of workers, underemployment, the availability and willingness of current and prospective employees to change employment within the workforce, current and desired occupations, wages, hours worked and distance willing to commute to work. 

Retail Sales and Use Tax (Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance) 
Number of businesses and taxable sales by business class for all Iowa counties and selected incorporated places. 

Retail Trade (ISU Office of SETA) 
Indicators of retail performance useful for evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of a county’s retail sector.

Additional Services from the State Data Center of Iowa