ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chickasaw County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute19.4 min → 19.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 10.0%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 81.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.0% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 6,022 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,807± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,022± 188 MOE
Workers with travel time5,417± 230 MOE
Estimated home workers605± 162 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.