ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dickinson County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip16.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute16.2 min → 16.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 10.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 77.7%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±3.2 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 9,233 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,990± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,233± 262 MOE
Workers with travel time8,268± 337 MOE
Estimated home workers965± 214 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.