ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute20.4 min → 21.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 6.8%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 82.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 21,346 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 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,268± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,346± 602 MOE
Workers with travel time19,901± 606 MOE
Estimated home workers1,445± 257 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.