ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Davis County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute23.3 min → 25.8 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 11.5%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 67.3%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±4.8 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 3,914 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,157± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,914± 198 MOE
Workers with travel time3,465± 227 MOE
Estimated home workers449± 154 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.