ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dubuque County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip16.7 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute16.7 min → 16.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.0%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.8%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 78.7%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±1.2 pp
Carpool5.2% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 50,370 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,030± — MOE
Workers age 16+50,370± 905 MOE
Workers with travel time44,345± 971 MOE
Estimated home workers6,025± 539 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.