What is the average commute in Allamakee County, Iowa?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Allamakee County, Iowa work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allamakee County, Iowa

Name: Commute estimates for Allamakee County, Iowa
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.2 min one way; 7.1% worked from home, 74.7% drove alone, and 6.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home7.1%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone74.7%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.6%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 Allamakee County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -2.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.7 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 7.1%▼ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 74.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Allamakee County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.1% worked from home.

Drive alone74.7% ±3.1 pp

Carpool8.3% ±2.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp

Walk7.3% ±1.7 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp

Work from home7.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 6,843 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Allamakee County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

37^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Allamakee County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,843 workers age 16+, including 6,355 workers with reported travel time and 488 home workers.

Population estimate14,092± — MOE

Workers age 16+6,843± 279 MOE

Workers with travel time6,355± 284 MOE

Estimated home workers488± 135 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Iowa commute records for Allamakee County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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