What is the average commute in Delaware County, Iowa?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Delaware County, Iowa work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delaware County, Iowa

Name: Commute estimates for Delaware County, Iowa
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.3 min one way; 9.2% worked from home, 80.0% drove alone, and 8.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±2.0 min MOE

Worked from home9.2%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone80.0%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.3%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 Delaware County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.2 min → 20.3 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 9.2%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 80.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Delaware County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 9.2% worked from home.

Drive alone80.0% ±2.6 pp

Carpool7.7% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.2% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home9.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 9,420 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Delaware County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 28th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Delaware County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,420 workers age 16+, including 8,550 workers with reported travel time and 870 home workers.

Population estimate17,558± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,420± 320 MOE

Workers with travel time8,550± 344 MOE

Estimated home workers870± 165 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Iowa commute records for Delaware County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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