ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adair County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.3 min → 20.4 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 11.2%▲ 6.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 80.1%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home11.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 3,699 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,460± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,699± 137 MOE
Workers with travel time3,285± 166 MOE
Estimated home workers414± 82 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.