Self-employed workers: zip codes ranked in Iowa
Share of employed residents who work for themselves, in their own incorporated or unincorporated business. These lists rank zip codes in Iowa with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes with the most self-employed workers
| # | Zip | City | Self-employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52570 | Milton | 39.6% |
| 2 | 52223 | Delhi | 38.8% |
| 3 | 52590 | Seymour | 31% |
| 4 | 52155 | Lime Springs | 30.6% |
| 5 | 51561 | Pacific Junction | 29.6% |
| 6 | 50854 | Mount Ayr | 28.2% |
| 7 | 50864 | Villisca | 27.9% |
| 8 | 52306 | Mechanicsville | 27.7% |
| 9 | 51238 | Hospers | 27.4% |
| 10 | 51046 | Paullina | 27.1% |
| 11 | 51577 | Walnut | 26.3% |
| 12 | 50122 | Hubbard | 25.5% |
| 13 | 50680 | Wellsburg | 25.3% |
| 14 | 50628 | Elma | 25% |
| 15 | 52248 | Keota | 23.9% |
| 16 | 52042 | Edgewood | 23.8% |
| 17 | 52565 | Keosauqua | 23.7% |
| 18 | 51027 | Ireton | 23.7% |
| 19 | 50645 | Ionia | 23.6% |
| 20 | 50002 | Adair | 23.4% |
| 21 | 50641 | Hazleton | 23% |
| 22 | 51454 | Manilla | 22.8% |
| 23 | 51245 | Primghar | 22.4% |
| 24 | 50597 | West Bend | 22.4% |
| 25 | 51052 | Salix | 22.4% |
| 26 | 51462 | Scranton | 22.4% |
| 27 | 51529 | Dunlap | 22.3% |
| 28 | 51466 | Wall Lake | 22.3% |
| 29 | 51028 | Kingsley | 22.1% |
| 30 | 50466 | Riceville | 22% |
| 31 | 51653 | Tabor | 21.9% |
| 32 | 51058 | Sutherland | 21.9% |
| 33 | 50472 | Saint Ansgar | 21.8% |
| 34 | 52620 | Bonaparte | 21.7% |
| 35 | 52201 | Ainsworth | 21.6% |
| 36 | 51006 | Battle Creek | 21.4% |
| 37 | 52144 | Fort Atkinson | 21.4% |
| 38 | 52049 | Garnavillo | 21.3% |
| 39 | 50629 | Fairbank | 20.8% |
| 40 | 50830 | Afton | 20.8% |
| 41 | 50025 | Audubon | 20.6% |
| 42 | 52639 | Montrose | 20.6% |
| 43 | 50510 | Albert City | 20.1% |
| 44 | 52626 | Farmington | 19.9% |
| 45 | 50424 | Buffalo Center | 19.8% |
| 46 | 50046 | Cambridge | 19.7% |
| 47 | 50846 | Fontanelle | 19.7% |
| 48 | 51063 | Whiting | 19.7% |
| 49 | 52537 | Bloomfield | 19.6% |
| 50 | 52249 | Keystone | 19.6% |
| 51 | 50070 | Dexter | 19.4% |
| 52 | 51652 | Sidney | 19.3% |
| 53 | 52356 | Wellman | 19.2% |
| 54 | 51455 | Manning | 19.2% |
| 55 | 50135 | Kellogg | 19.2% |
| 56 | 52310 | Monticello | 19.1% |
| 57 | 52041 | Earlville | 19.1% |
| 58 | 50207 | New Sharon | 18.9% |
| 59 | 52033 | Cascade | 18.8% |
| 60 | 52037 | Delmar | 18.8% |
| 61 | 52052 | Guttenberg | 18.7% |
| 62 | 51240 | Inwood | 18.7% |
| 63 | 50461 | Osage | 18.5% |
| 64 | 51579 | Woodbine | 18.5% |
| 65 | 50682 | Winthrop | 18.5% |
| 66 | 50006 | Alden | 18.5% |
| 67 | 51525 | Carson | 18.5% |
| 68 | 50563 | Manson | 18.4% |
| 69 | 52533 | Batavia | 18.4% |
| 70 | 51235 | Doon | 18.4% |
| 71 | 51050 | Remsen | 18.3% |
| 72 | 52237 | Hopkinton | 18.3% |
| 73 | 51638 | Essex | 18.3% |
| 74 | 50058 | Coon Rapids | 18.2% |
| 75 | 51246 | Rock Rapids | 18% |
| 76 | 51039 | Moville | 18% |
| 77 | 52755 | Lone Tree | 18% |
| 78 | 52347 | Victor | 18% |
| 79 | 51035 | Marcus | 17.9% |
| 80 | 51237 | George | 17.9% |
| 81 | 50421 | Belmond | 17.8% |
| 82 | 52556 | Fairfield | 17.6% |
| 83 | 51023 | Hawarden | 17.6% |
| 84 | 52211 | Brooklyn | 17.6% |
| 85 | 50530 | Dayton | 17.5% |
| 86 | 51239 | Hull | 17.4% |
| 87 | 50229 | Prole | 17.4% |
| 88 | 50579 | Rockwell City | 17.3% |
| 89 | 51241 | Larchwood | 17.3% |
| 90 | 50028 | Baxter | 17.3% |
| 91 | 50511 | Algona | 17.2% |
| 92 | 51012 | Cherokee | 17.2% |
| 93 | 51249 | Sibley | 17.2% |
| 94 | 52654 | Wayland | 17.2% |
| 95 | 51248 | Sanborn | 17.2% |
| 96 | 52659 | Winfield | 17.2% |
| 97 | 50249 | Stratford | 17.2% |
| 98 | 51351 | Milford | 16.9% |
| 99 | 51250 | Sioux Center | 16.8% |
| 100 | 51458 | Odebolt | 16.8% |
Zip codes with the fewest self-employed workers
| # | Zip | City | Self-employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52749 | Fruitland | 2.7% |
| 2 | 52043 | Elkader | 2.7% |
| 3 | 52351 | Walford | 3.1% |
| 4 | 50139 | Lacona | 3.4% |
| 5 | 50012 | Ames | 3.5% |
| 6 | 52401 | Cedar Rapids | 3.7% |
| 7 | 52242 | Iowa City | 3.7% |
| 8 | 50309 | Des Moines | 3.8% |
| 9 | 52778 | Wilton | 3.9% |
| 10 | 52340 | Tiffin | 3.9% |
| 11 | 50009 | Altoona | 3.9% |
| 12 | 51105 | Sioux City | 4.1% |
| 13 | 50626 | Dunkerton | 4.2% |
| 14 | 50013 | Ames | 4.4% |
| 15 | 52655 | West Burlington | 4.5% |
| 16 | 50320 | Des Moines | 4.5% |
| 17 | 52202 | Alburnett | 4.6% |
| 18 | 52754 | Letts | 4.6% |
| 19 | 52730 | Camanche | 4.6% |
| 20 | 50310 | Des Moines | 5% |
| 21 | 50169 | Mitchellville | 5.1% |
| 22 | 50702 | Waterloo | 5.3% |
| 23 | 52405 | Cedar Rapids | 5.3% |
| 24 | 52001 | Dubuque | 5.3% |
| 25 | 50014 | Ames | 5.7% |
| 26 | 50707 | Evansdale | 5.8% |
| 27 | 50315 | Des Moines | 5.8% |
| 28 | 52803 | Davenport | 5.9% |
| 29 | 51501 | Council Bluffs | 6.1% |
| 30 | 52404 | Cedar Rapids | 6.1% |
| 31 | 51101 | Sioux City | 6.2% |
| 32 | 52402 | Cedar Rapids | 6.2% |
| 33 | 52245 | Iowa City | 6.3% |
| 34 | 50317 | Des Moines | 6.3% |
| 35 | 50023 | Ankeny | 6.3% |
| 36 | 50622 | Denver | 6.5% |
| 37 | 50130 | Jewell | 6.6% |
| 38 | 52623 | Danville | 6.6% |
| 39 | 52224 | Dysart | 6.6% |
| 40 | 52807 | Davenport | 6.6% |
| 41 | 50010 | Ames | 6.6% |
| 42 | 51106 | Sioux City | 6.7% |
| 43 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 6.7% |
| 44 | 52776 | West Liberty | 6.8% |
| 45 | 52068 | Peosta | 6.8% |
| 46 | 52349 | Vinton | 6.8% |
| 47 | 50311 | Des Moines | 6.8% |
| 48 | 50632 | Garwin | 6.9% |
| 49 | 52339 | Tama | 6.9% |
| 50 | 50213 | Osceola | 6.9% |
| 51 | 52802 | Davenport | 6.9% |
| 52 | 50701 | Waterloo | 6.9% |
| 53 | 50535 | Early | 7% |
| 54 | 50161 | Maxwell | 7% |
| 55 | 50035 | Bondurant | 7% |
| 56 | 52246 | Iowa City | 7% |
| 57 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 7% |
| 58 | 50131 | Johnston | 7.1% |
| 59 | 52804 | Davenport | 7.1% |
| 60 | 52806 | Davenport | 7.1% |
| 61 | 50021 | Ankeny | 7.1% |
| 62 | 50469 | Rockwell | 7.2% |
| 63 | 52345 | Urbana | 7.2% |
| 64 | 51054 | Sergeant Bluff | 7.2% |
| 65 | 52241 | Coralville | 7.3% |
| 66 | 52653 | Wapello | 7.4% |
| 67 | 51534 | Glenwood | 7.4% |
| 68 | 50125 | Indianola | 7.4% |
| 69 | 52601 | Burlington | 7.4% |
| 70 | 50228 | Prairie City | 7.5% |
| 71 | 51445 | Ida Grove | 7.5% |
| 72 | 50313 | Des Moines | 7.5% |
| 73 | 50314 | Des Moines | 7.6% |
| 74 | 52332 | Shellsburg | 7.7% |
| 75 | 52206 | Atkins | 7.7% |
| 76 | 50501 | Fort Dodge | 7.7% |
| 77 | 52233 | Hiawatha | 7.8% |
| 78 | 50316 | Des Moines | 7.8% |
| 79 | 51104 | Sioux City | 7.8% |
| 80 | 52165 | Ridgeway | 7.9% |
| 81 | 52656 | West Point | 7.9% |
| 82 | 52627 | Fort Madison | 7.9% |
| 83 | 52315 | Newhall | 8% |
| 84 | 50624 | Dike | 8% |
| 85 | 50595 | Webster City | 8% |
| 86 | 52747 | Durant | 8.1% |
| 87 | 51601 | Shenandoah | 8.1% |
| 88 | 52641 | Mount Pleasant | 8.1% |
| 89 | 52240 | Iowa City | 8.1% |
| 90 | 50630 | Fredericksburg | 8.2% |
| 91 | 52738 | Columbus Junction | 8.2% |
| 92 | 50047 | Carlisle | 8.2% |
| 93 | 52732 | Clinton | 8.2% |
| 94 | 50613 | Cedar Falls | 8.2% |
| 95 | 52341 | Toddville | 8.3% |
| 96 | 50849 | Greenfield | 8.3% |
| 97 | 52208 | Belle Plaine | 8.3% |
| 98 | 52632 | Keokuk | 8.3% |
| 99 | 52002 | Dubuque | 8.3% |
| 100 | 50240 | Saint Charles | 8.4% |
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