2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Owatonna, MN vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Dodge, is 29% less than it is in Owatonna and is 37% below the National Average.
- Owatonna unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Fort Dodge unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Owatonna, MNFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.3%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.1%17.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,466$28,629$37,638
 Household Income$71,450$50,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,502$69,953$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Owatonna, MNFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.6%12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.1%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.5%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Owatonna, MNFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%10.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%10.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.8%17.8%13.1%
Reviews for Owatonna    1 Reviews

OWATONNA, WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 30,000, SITS RIGHT ON US INTERSTATE 35... ONLY 45 MINUTES TO MAYO CLINIC, 45 MINUTES TO MSP/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT!   More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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