Total Population
64,208
Population
Growth Rate
0.13%
Median Age
44
Diversity Index
47.900
Households
26,820
Owner Occupied
19,789
Renter Occupied
7,031
Vacant
8,311
Median Household
$60,825 $67,930
Average Household
$85,955 $96,557
Per Capita
$35,925 $40,697
Total Businesses
3,383
Total Employed
37,390
Workers 16+
31,830
2023 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
464
Employed
6,480
2023 HealthCare / Social Assistance
Businesses
263
Employed
5,385
2023 Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses
131
Employed
4,105
2023 Accommodation / Food Service
Businesses
247
Employed
3,505
2023 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
70
Employed
2,793
2023 Food Service / Drinking Est.
Businesses
182
Employed
2,368
Average Commute Time
0 min.
Resident Commuters
25,999
Non-Resident Commuters
4,717
Drive Alone
24,039
Carpooled
3,518
Public
108
Work At Home
2,537
A company’s roadmap to success is sure to be enhanced with the Corridor’s prime Midwest location and our ability to reduce supply and distribution costs. We are at the heart of an eight state market of 926,182 businesses and 35.3 million people with a total of over $901.7 billion in personal income.
Highway 71 travels north and south, and highways 9 and 18 journey east and west providing easy access to any place in the Corridor. Interstate 90 is minutes north on Highway 71 and Interstate 29 is located approximately 1 hour west on Highway 18.
Distance to Major Midwest Markets
City | Days by Motor Freight | Distance in Miles |
---|---|---|
Minneapolis | 1 | 220 |
Chicago | 1 | 420 |
St. Louis | 1 | 529 |
Kansas City | 1 | 318 |
Des Moines | 1 | 187 |
Omaha | 1 | 172 |
The Corridor is served by a variety of common carriers, providing interstate, intrastate, and local freight services. Among these are heavy and lightweight haulers, liquid or dry bulk, oversized, and other specialty haulers. In addition to these common carriers, Spencer is home to a regional hub for UPS and is served by all major parcel carriers. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Canadian National and the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad. Click for an Iowa Railroad Map.
The Northwest Iowa Regional Airport is located in Spencer. Runway 12-30 is 100′ x 6000′. Runway 18-36 is 75′ x 5000′. Both runways are concrete grooved and are lit by remote 3 intensity lighting system. Private aircraft from ultra lights to high performance jets use the airport. There is an ILS on Runway 12. The facility is at an elevation of 1,339 feet at a distance of about 3 miles from Spencer. This is a full-service regional airport. Air taxi service and charter service is available through the Fixed Base Operator, Leading Edge Aviation. Estherville, Milford, Spirit Lake and Storm Lake also operate municipal airports. Two commercial airports with cargo air facilities are located within 90 minutes or less of the region (Sioux City and Sioux Falls).
Our region is home to quality, ample, and reliable utility providers. They include: