ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute16.8 min → 20.5 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 7.9%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 79.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 4,543 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.

28thMean commute percentile

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

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,956± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,543± 241 MOE
Workers with travel time4,186± 247 MOE
Estimated home workers357± 91 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.