ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarke County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute27.1 min → 24.3 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 8.9%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 80.1%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±5.1 pp
Carpool9.6% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,538 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,662± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,538± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time4,134± 295 MOE
Estimated home workers404± 150 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.