ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crawford County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip17.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute16.3 min → 17.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 6.4%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 76.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool11.2% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 7,960 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,277± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,960± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time7,454± 334 MOE
Estimated home workers506± 145 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.